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Scrub Typhus is an infectious disease that is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi a bacteria that belongs to the family of Rickettsiaceae. A bite from a trombiculid larval mite, followed by symptoms including fever, a spotted rash on the torso, black eschar at the site of the mite bite, body & muscle pain, and swelling of lymph glands. After the onset of symptoms, the IgM antibody titers increase gradually over 2-3 weeks and peak at about 4 weeks. Common complications associated with Scrub typhus are acute kidney injury, hepatitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), meningoencephalitis, myocarditis, and septic shock. |
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