tsutsugamushi disease

noun

tsu·tsu·ga·mu·shi disease ˌ(t)süt-sə-gə-ˈmü-shē-

ˌtüt-

: scrub typhus

Word History

Etymology

Japanese tsutsugamushi scrub typhus mite, from tsutsuga sickness + mushi insect

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tsutsugamushi disease was in 1906

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Medical Definition

tsutsugamushi disease

noun

: scrub typhus

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tsutsugamushi disease

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