Assertion: borne relapsing fever | /r/HasProperty | transmitted to human
Facets:
value: from bites of ticks
type: CAUSE
value: from lice
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is transmitted to humans from lice (specifically, Pediculus humanus) that are infected with the bacterium Borrelia recurrentis.
text: The tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is transmitted to humans from bites of ticks infected with Borrelia bacteria species such as Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia Parkeri.
text: Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF), caused by several species of Borrelia spirochetes, is transmitted to humans through the bites of soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros (through infected saliva or entry of infected coxal fluid at the bite site)