Scrub Typhus
According to a new study conducted in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore, every millimetre increase in rainfall could lead to a 0.5 to 0.7 per cent rise in monthly scrub typhus cases.
- Scrub Typhus is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi.
- It is transmitted through infected mites.
- The symptoms typically include fever, headache, body ache and sometimes a rash.
- Several factors like vector abundance, climatic factors, exposures like farming and owning domestic animals, outdoor activities and sanitation, affect its prevalence.
- This disease is more prevalent in cooler months.
- Scrub typhus should be treated with the antibiotic doxycycline. Doxycycline can be used in persons of any ....
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