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Preferred term

Scrub Typhus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection
  • Tsutsugamushi Disease
  • Tsutsugamushi Fever
  • Typhus, Scrub

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JRHLDB46-H

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