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Nov 13, 2020 · Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is a disease caused by a 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 sometimes rash.
Symptoms and Signs. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prevention. Key Points. 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 transmitted by some species of trombiculid mites ("chiggers", particularly Leptotrombidium deliense), which are found in areas of heavy scrub vegetation. The mites feed on infected rodent hosts and subsequently transmit the parasite to other rodents and humans.
- Bush typhus, mite typhus, jungle typhus
Aug 7, 2017 · Humans acquire scrub typhus on exposure to infected larvae (chiggers) of trombiculid mites. The density of chiggers of and is very high from September to November in South Korea, with a consequent rise in scrub typhus in humans.
- John Antony Jude Prakash
- 2017
The first sign of scrub typhus disease in patients is a vesicular lesion at the site of mite feeding, which later on becomes an eschar or an ulcer with regional lymphadenopathy. An eschar typically presenting with black necrotic center and an erythematous border is seen at the site of the chigger bite and is often found in the groin, axilla ...
- Sayantani Chakraborty, Nilendu Sarma
- 10.4103/ijd.IJD_388_17
- 2017
- Sep-Oct 2017
Jan 8, 2024 · Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (previously called Rickettsia tsutsugamushi ). Scrub typhus is of greatest public health importance in the rural Asian tropics.
Scrub typhus can be prevented by taking measures to avoid being bitten by larval trombiculid mites, such as: Applying effective insect repellent , such as DEET Wearing long trousers, shoes, and socks in and around mite habitats.
