scrub typhus
noun
: an acute febrile bacterial disease that is caused by a rickettsia (Orientia tsutsugamushi synonym Rickettsia tsutsugamushi) transmitted by mite larvae, resembles typhus transmitted by lice, and is widespread in the western Pacific area
called also tsutsugamushi disease
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Keralan sanitation workers were beset with scrub typhus, and murine typhus had infiltrated Los Angeles City Hall.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
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“Scrub typhus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrub%20typhus. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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