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Scrub typhus

What is Scrub typhus?

Scrub typhus is a rare dust mite-borne infectious disease caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium and characterized clinically by an eruptive fever which is potentially serious.

Other condition names

Tsutsugamushi disease
Tsutsugamushi fever

Age of Onset

All ages

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