"Relapsing Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute infection characterized by recurrent episodes of PYREXIA alternating with asymptomatic intervals of apparent recovery. This condition is caused by SPIROCHETES of the genus BORRELIA. It is transmitted by the BITES of either the body louse (PEDICULUS humanus corporis), for which humans are the reservoir, or by soft ticks of the genus ORNITHODOROS, for which rodents and other animals are the principal reservoirs.
Descriptor ID |
D012061
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MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.155.644 C01.252.400.825.750 C01.252.847.193.644
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Concept/Terms |
Relapsing Fever- Relapsing Fever
- Fever, Relapsing
- Fevers, Relapsing
- Relapsing Fevers
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2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relapsing Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Wormser GP, Warshafsky S, Visintainer P. Postexposure prophylaxis with single-dose doxycycline is effective for prevention of Lyme disease in both the United States and Europe and is also effective for prevention of syphilis and tick-borne relapsing fever. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 07; 100(3):115367.
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Wormser GP, Warshafsky S, Visintainer P. Aggregation of data from 4 clinical studies demonstrating efficacy of single-dose doxycycline postexposure for prevention of the spirochetal infections: Lyme disease, syphilis, and tick-borne relapsing fever. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 99(4):115293.
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Krause PJ, Schwab J, Narasimhan S, Brancato J, Xu G, Rich SM. Hard Tick Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia miyamotoi in a Child. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 12; 35(12):1352-1354.
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Dickinson GS, Piccone H, Sun G, Lien E, Gatto L, Alugupalli KR. Toll-like receptor 2 deficiency results in impaired antibody responses and septic shock during Borrelia hermsii infection. Infect Immun. 2010 Nov; 78(11):4579-88.
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Londo?o D, Marques A, Hornung RL, Cadavid D. Relapsing fever borreliosis in interleukin-10-deficient mice. Infect Immun. 2008 Dec; 76(12):5508-13.
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Cadavid D, Garcia E, Gelderblom H. Coinfection with Borrelia turicatae serotype 2 prevents the severe vestibular dysfunction and earlier mortality caused by serotype 1. J Infect Dis. 2007 Jun 01; 195(11):1686-93.
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Gelderblom H, Londo?o D, Bai Y, Cabral ES, Quandt J, Hornung R, Martin R, Marques A, Cadavid D. High production of CXCL13 in blood and brain during persistent infection with the relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2007 Mar; 66(3):208-17.
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Gelderblom H, Schmidt J, Londo?o D, Bai Y, Quandt J, Hornung R, Marques A, Martin R, Cadavid D. Role of interleukin 10 during persistent infection with the relapsing fever Spirochete Borrelia turicatae. Am J Pathol. 2007 Jan; 170(1):251-62.
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Cadavid D. The mammalian host response to borrelia infection. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2006 Nov; 118(21-22):653-8.
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Sethi N, Sondey M, Bai Y, Kim KS, Cadavid D. Interaction of a neurotropic strain of Borrelia turicatae with the cerebral microcirculation system. Infect Immun. 2006 Nov; 74(11):6408-18.