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noun
An infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: recurrent fever
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infectious disease
History
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