tick-borne relapsing fever
Findings
No curated finding names tick-borne relapsing fever yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An infection that is caused by certain species of Rickettsia or Borrelia, which are transmitted to humans from infected ticks; it is characterized by sudden fever, chills, headaches, myalgia, arthralgia, nausea, and possibly a rash. Symptoms usually persist for two to nine days, then disappear, with recurrence after several weeks if the patient remains untreated.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001621), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
4 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- HepatosplenomegalyMondoHP:0001433
- LymphadenopathyMondoHP:0002716
- TachycardiaMondoHP:0001649
- TachypneaMondoHP:0002789
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: tick-borne relapsing fever
- Also called
- Relapsing fever, tick-borne