Relapsing fever is bacterial infection that can cause recurring bouts of fever, headache, muscle and joint aches, and nausea. There are three types of relapsing ...SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkRelapsingFeverSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateTick-borneRelapsingFever(TBRF)MinusRelatedPagesTick-borneRelapsingFeverFactsheet:Beawareoftick-bornerelapsingfever(TBRF)pdficon[PDF–1page]Relapsingfeverisbacterialinfectionthatcancauserecurringboutsoffever,headache,muscleandjointaches,andnausea.Therearethreetypesofrelapsingfever:Tick-bornerelapsingfever(TBRF)Louse-bornerelapsingfever(LBRF)Borreliamiyamotoidisease(sometimescalledhardtickrelapsingfever)TBRFoccursinthewesternUnitedStatesandisusuallylinkedtosleepinginrustic,rodent-infestedcabinsinthemountains.InTexas,TBRFisfrequentlylinkedtocaveexposures.LBRFistransmittedbythehumanbodylouseandusuallyoccursinrefugeesettingsindevelopingpartsoftheworld. BorreliamiyamotoidiseaseoccursinthesameplaceswhereLymediseaseisfoundandistransmittedbytheblackleggedtick.TBRFDistributionTBRFTransmissionTBRFSymptomsTBRFPreventionTBRFInformationforCliniciansTBRFAdditionalResourcesLouse-borneRelapsingFever(LBRF)B.miyamotoiDiseasePagelastreviewed:September10,2015Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,CentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionNationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID)DivisionofVector-BorneDiseases(DVBD)DivisionofVector-BorneDiseases(DVBD)homeTick-borneRelapsingFeverHomePreventionDistributionTransmissionSymptomsCliniciansLouse-borneRelapsingFeverBorreliamiyamotoiDiseaseAdditionalResourcesFacebookTwitterLinkedInSASstatsExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstituteanendorsementbyCDCoranyofitsemployeesofthe