Definition of Scrub typhus

1. Noun. Transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia.

Exact synonyms: Tsutsugamushi Disease
Generic synonyms: Rickettsial Disease, Rickettsiosis

Medical Definition of Scrub typhus

1. A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with fever, headache, a raised (macular) rash, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and a dark crusted ulcer (called an eschar or tache noire) at the site of the chigger (mite larva) bite. This disease occurs in the area bounded by japan, india, and Australia. Known also as tsutsugamushi disease, mite-borne typhus, and tropical typhus. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrub Typhus

scrub-bird
scrub beefwood
scrub bird
scrub birds
scrub brush
scrub bull
scrub fowl
scrub nurse
scrub oak
scrub oaks
scrub palmetto
scrub pine
scrub plane
scrub robin
scrub robins
scrub typhus (current term)
scrub up
scrub wallabies
scrub wallaby
scrubbable
scrubbed
scrubbers
scrubbier
scrubbiest
scrubbily
scrubbiness
scrubbing
scrubbing brush
scrubbings

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