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Definition of Scrub typhus
1. Noun. Transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia.
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
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