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2022•International Journal of Community Medicine and Public HealthOpen access

Scrub typhus: a re-emerging threat in India

Sushree Nibedita Panda, Manish Barik

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Scrub typhus is an acute infectious disease of varying severity caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (formerly Rickettsia) and was originally identified in Japan in 1899. It is transmitted to humans by an arthropod vector of the Trombiculidae family. Humans unwittingly serve as hosts for this zoonotic disease. People of all ages, including children, are affected. While scrub typhus is geographically restricted to the Asia Pacific region, a billion people are at risk, and almost a million cases are reported each year.

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Scrub typhus is an acute infectious disease of varying severity caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (formerly Rickettsia) and was originally identified in Japan in 1899. It is transmitted to humans by an arthropod vector of the Trombiculidae family. Humans unwittingly serve as hosts for this zoonotic disease. People of all ages, including children, are affected. While scrub typhus is geographically restricted to the Asia Pacific region, a billion people are at risk, and almost a million cases are reported each year.

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Scrub typhus is an acute infectious disease of varying severity caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (formerly Rickettsia) and was originally identified in Japan in 1899. It is transmitted to humans by an arthropod vector of the Trombiculidae family. Humans unwittingly serve as hosts for this zoonotic disease. People of all ages, including children, are affected. While scrub typhus is geographically restricted to the Asia Pacific region, a billion people are at risk, and almost a million cases are reported each year.

Key concepts: Scrub typhus, Orientia tsutsugamushi, Trombiculidae, Typhus, Rickettsia, Rickettsiosis, Infectious disease (medical specialty), Emerging infectious disease

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