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ASIATIC RELAPSING FEVER

\ˌe͡ɪʃɪˈatɪk ɹɪlˈapsɪŋ fˈiːvə], \ˌe‍ɪʃɪˈatɪk ɹɪlˈapsɪŋ fˈiːvə], \ˌeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˈa_t_ɪ_k ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈa_p_s_ɪ_ŋ f_ˈiː_v_ə]\

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1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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An acute specific relapsing fever endemic in various parts of Asia, caused by Spiroschaudinnia carleri and spread by means of some blood-sucking insect.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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