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Health Encyclopedia: Relapsing Fever

Alternative Names

Tick-borne relapsing fever, Louse-borne relapsing fever

Symptoms

Sudden onset of high fever
Rigors
Headache; neck stiffness
Nausea
Vomiting
Muscle aches (myalgia)
Joint aches (arthralgia)
Bleeding
Seizures
Unsteady gait
Facial droop
Coma
Weakness

Signs and tests

Relapsing fever should be suspected in persons coming from a high-risk area who have repeated episodes of fever. This is ...

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Health Guide

Viral Hepatitis

...After the initial symptoms go away, there are often no symptoms of chronic disease. Some people develop joint aches, kidney disease, or other problems, but most go along for many years completely... Read more »

Tick bite

...tularemia. Watch for the symptoms of these diseases in the weeks following a tick bite -- muscle or joint aches, stiff neck, headache, weakness, fever, swollen lymph nodes, and other flu-like... Read more »

Dengue fever

...fever Symptoms Fever Rashes Muscle aches (myalgia) Joint aches (arthralgia) Headache Nausea Vomiting Enlarged lymph nodes ... Read more »

Polyarteritis nodosa

...Decreased appetite Unintentional weight loss Muscle aches Joint aches Signs and tests There are no specific lab tests for... Read more »

Erythema nodosum

...Accompanying symptoms include the following: Fever General ill feeling (malaise) Joint aches Skin redness , inflammation, or irritation Swelling of... Read more »

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Medications

Humira SubQ Uses and How to Use

...TNF) found in the body's immune system that causes joint swelling and damage. Early treatment of... Read more »

Imuran Oral Uses and How to Use

...thought to be caused by the immune system attacking the joints. Early treatment of... Read more »

Humira Crohn's Dis Start Pck SubQ Uses and How to Use

...TNF) found in the body's immune system that causes joint swelling and damage. Early treatment of... Read more »

Arava Oral Uses and How to Use

...itself and attacks the healthy tissues around the joints. Leflunomide helps to reduce the... Read more »

Boniva IV Precautions and Side Effects

...flu-like symptoms (e.g., fever, chills, tiredness, joint/muscle ache), or injection site... Read more »

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