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Scrub typhus causes
Introduction
Causes
Causes
Scrub typhus or Bush typhus is a form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi, a Gram-negative α-proteobacterium of family Rickettsiaceae first isolated and identified in 1930 in Japan.[1][2]
Scrub typhus is transmitted by some species of trombiculid mites (“chiggers“, particularly Leptotrombidium deliense),[3] which are found in areas of heavy scrub vegetation. The bite of this mite leaves a characteristic black eschar that is useful to the doctor for making the diagnosis.
References
References
- ↑ Tseng BY, Yang HH, Liou JH, Chen LK, Hsu YH (2008). “Immunohistochemical study of scrub typhus: a report of two cases”. Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci. 24 (2): 92–8. doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70103-7. PMID 18281226. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Pediatric Scrub Typhus, accessdate: 16 October 2011
- ↑ Pham XD, Otsuka Y, Suzuki H, Takaoka H (2001). “Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in unengorged chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Oita Prefecture, Japan, by nested polymerase chain reaction”. J Med Entomol. 38 (2): 308–311. doi:10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.308. PMID 11296840.
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