Scrub mite-borne typhus

Introduction: Scrub mite-borne typhus

Description of Scrub mite-borne typhus

Scrub mite-borne typhus: An acute infectious disease caused by ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI. It is limited to eastern and southeastern Asia, India, northern Australia, and the adjacent islands. Characteristics include the formation of a primary cutaneous lesion at the site of the bite of an infected mite, fever lasting about two weeks, and a maculopapular rash.
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Scrub mite-borne typhus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Scrub mite-borne typhus:

• Mite-borne typhus
• Mite
• Mite disease
• Mite disorder
• Typhus
• Infectious
• Infectious disease
• ORIENTIA
• Asia
• India

Terms associated with Scrub mite-borne typhus:

Terms Similar to Scrub mite-borne typhus:

• Tsutsugamushi disease
• Scrub typhus
• Japanese river fever
• Kedani fever
• Orientia tsutsugamushi
• Rickettsia orientalis

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External links related to: Scrub mite-borne typhus

• Antibiotics for treating scrub typhus (Cochrane Review)
• Rickettsial diseases. DermNet NZ
• eMedicine - Scrub Typhus : Article by Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH
• eMedicine - Scrub Typhus : Article by Aracelis D Fernandez, MD

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