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Scrub typhus: Type of typhus usually caught from ticks. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Scrub typhus is available below.
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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. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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