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A68.1: Tick-borne relapsing fever

You have tick-borne relapsing fever.

Relapsing fever is caused by certain parasites. Parasites are small creatures that, at least for periods of time, live off other creatures. In humans they can cause illnesses. The parasites can be spread via a tick bite. The ticks themselves can become infected through parasites on rodents.

Relapsing fever can make you seriously ill. You can have a high fever and be confused. Other symptoms can also occur, such as headaches, limb pain and nausea. The symptoms may fade after a few days, and recur later. You can also have inflammation in various organs.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).