rickettsiae infections

Is Relapsing Fever Curable? For louse-borne relapsing fever, death occurs in 10 to 40% of untreated patients and in 2 to 5% of treated patients. For tick-borne relapsing fever, the prognosis is better. The mortality rate is < 10% for untreated patients and is < 2% for treated patients. Can relapsing fever be cured? If