Borrelia hermsii is a spirochete bacterium representing the endemic causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever in eastern regions of North America (more specifically, the eastern United States, and British Columbia region of Canada). It is spread by the soft-bodied tick Ornithodoros hermsi. Human infections characteristically occur among campers and people temporarily lodging in wooden accomodations in proximity to rodents. Human disease is usually relatively mild with low fever.[1]
borrelia, hermsii, spirochete, bacterium, representing, endemic, causative, agent, tick, borne, relapsing, fever, eastern, regions, north, america, more, specifically, eastern, united, states, british, columbia, region, canada, spread, soft, bodied, tick, orni. Borrelia hermsii is a spirochete bacterium representing the endemic causative agent of tick borne relapsing fever in eastern regions of North America more specifically the eastern United States and British Columbia region of Canada It is spread by the soft bodied tick Ornithodoros hermsi Human infections characteristically occur among campers and people temporarily lodging in wooden accomodations in proximity to rodents Human disease is usually relatively mild with low fever 1 Borrelia hermsiiBorrelia hermsii green on red blood cellsScientific classificationDomain BacteriaPhylum SpirochaetotaClass SpirochaetiaOrder SpirochaetalesFamily BorreliaceaeGenus BorreliaSpecies B hermsiiBinomial nameBorrelia hermsii Davis 1942 Steinhaus 1946Epidemiology editB hermsii is endemic to regions of the U S with high elevation whereas B turicatae is endemic to low lying regions such as Texas and Florida 2 References edit Dictionnaire medical de l Academie de Medecine www academie medecine fr Retrieved 2024 02 15 Relapsing Fever Infectious Diseases MSD Manual Professional Edition Retrieved 2024 02 15 nbsp This Spirochaete related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Borrelia hermsii amp oldid 1207647350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
