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1. www.cdc.gov › typhus › aboutAbout Scrub Typhus | Typhus Fevers | CDC

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   May 15, 2024 · Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is a disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus is spread to people through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). The most common symptoms of scrub typhus include fever, headache, body aches, and rash.

2. www.cdc.gov › typhus › hcpClinical Overview of Scrub Typhus | Typhus Fevers | CDC

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   May 15, 2024 · Key points. Scrub typhus is transmitted to humans through bites from infected larval trombiculid mites known as chiggers. Symptoms include fever, headache, myalgia, and eschar. Doxycycline is the treatment of choice for patients with for scrub typhus.

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   What is scrub typhus?

   • O B. Singh; Prasan K. Panda. Last Update: September 26, 2022. Scrub typhus is one of the tropical rickettsial infections which if left untreated, can have fatal consequences. It is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by the bite of the mite larvae or chiggers. It is a systemic illness and can present as a vasculitis-like infection.

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   Is scrub typhus a notifiable disease?

   • As a library, NLM provides access to scientific literature. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, the contents by NLM or the National Institutes of Health. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021; 17 (10): 3795–3805. Thirty-nine years ago, scrub typhus (ST), a disease, was not among the China’s notifiable diseases.

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   What is the epidemiology of scrub typhus?

   • The available data on the epidemiology of scrub typhus is currently very limited. Fever studies that have been done prospectively in Asia show that scrub typhus is a major cause of non-malarial febrile illnesses.

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4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK558901Scrub Typhus - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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   Mar 17, 2024 · Scrub typhus is an infectious disease caused by the rickettsial bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi. The causative organism displays high levels of antigenic variation. It is a serious public health problem in the Asia-Pacific region including but not limited to the region known as the “ tsutsugamushi triangle”.

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5. www.merckmanuals.com › scrub-typhusScrub Typhus - Infectious Diseases - Merck Manual ...

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   Scrub typhus is a mite-borne disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (formerly Rickettsia tsutsugamushi). Symptoms are fever, a primary lesion, a macular rash, and lymphadenopathy. (See also Overview of Rickettsial and Related Infections.) Scrub typhus is related to rickettsial diseases.

6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesThe epidemiology, diagnosis and management of scrub typhus ...

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   Jun 14, 2021 · Scrub typhus (ST) is a febrile illness caused by the Gram-negative coccobacillus bacteria that are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected larval mites known as “chiggers” (belonging to the family ). 1, 2 Furthermore, this zoonotic disease predominates in the Asia-Pacific region, including China. 3–11.

   • Author: Taha Hussein Musa, Tauseef Ahmad, Mohammed Nasiru Wana, Wei Li, Hassan Hussein Musa, Khan Sharun, Ru...
   • DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1934355

   • Publish Year: 2021
   • Published: 2021

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8. wwwnc.cdc.gov › eid › articleClinical Manifestations and Molecular Diagnosis of Scrub ...

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   Mar 18, 2019 · Scrub typhus was the predominant rickettsial disease diagnosed among hospitalized patients with acute undifferentiated fever in northern Vietnam.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scrub_typhusScrub typhus - Wikipedia

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   Scrub typhus or bush typhus is a form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi, a Gram-negative α-proteobacterium of family Rickettsiaceae first isolated and identified in 1930 in Japan.