Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of relapsing fever.
Family history
- What is the general health of your relatives?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Have you been abroad recently? If yes, where?
- How were the hygienic conditions there?
Current anamnesis/systemic anamnesis (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- Do you have a fever? If so, for how long? Does the temperature fluctuate?
- Do you have headache, aching limbs?
- Have you noticed any skin changes?
- Have you noticed any other changes?
- Have you noticed a bite from a tick or similar?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Environmental history
- Medication history
