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Relapsing Fever

Description	Borrelia spirochete bacteria found in ticks in log cabins and houses containing rodent nests
Location	Mountainous regions of the western United States and British Columbia
Cause	A fever that recurs over and over again from getting bitten by an infected tick
Symptoms	Recurring fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea
Treatment	Seek medical attention from a physician
Prevention	Inspect cabins for rodents and nests Treat cabins with insecticides or fumigate to kill any ticks
Other Facts	This type of tick is active at night The tick bite is painless so it may go unnoticed

• Rabies
• Hantavirus
• Trichinosis
• Mosquito-borne Encephalitis
• Colorado Tick Fever
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
• Lyme Disease
• Tularemia
• Relapsing Fever
• Other Tick-borne Diseases
• Plague
• Murine Typhus Fever
• Rat-bite Fever
• Leptospirosis
• Salmonellosis
• Histoplasmosis
• Rickettsialpox
• Ornithosis
• Other Bird-borne Diseases