Hi, my son has some strange disease. It’s name is relapsing something. He has some medications, but I am worried since I haven’t heard of the disease before.
Hi, I suppose you are talking about relapsing fever. This is a disease affecting a few systems. It is caused by the spirochetes Borrelia. It is spread in the western U.S. The pathogen is transmitted by soft ticks. Their time for action is mainly at night, when they are feeding. Patients are usually affected with repeating bouts of fever and chills. Also headache, muscle and joint, just like in flu or fever are noticed. The symptoms persist for 2 - 9 days, alternating with days of no fever. After the person has been affected Doxycycline is the treatment of choice.