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scrub typhus
scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease) (skrub) n. a disease, widely distributed in SE Asia, caused by the parasitic microorganism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and transmitted to humans through the bite of mites. Symptoms include headache, chills, high temperature, a red rash, a cough, and delirium. A small ulcer forms at the site of the bite. Scrub typhus is treated with tetracycline antibiotics. See also
rickettsiae,
typhus.
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Typhus fever: an overlooked diagnosis.(Case study)
Magazine article from: Journal of Health Population and Nutrition; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; INTRODUCTION Epidemic and endemic typhus is sometimes misdiagnosed as typhoid fever...Similarly, co-infection of typhoid and typhus fever can be overlooked if not suspected...are usually present in both typhoid and typhus fever. Jaundice and malena may also be...
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Reemerging murine typhus, Japan.(Letters)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; To the Editor: Murine typhus is an arthropod-borne infectious disease...In the 1940s and 1950% many murine typhus cases were reported in Japan. These...the reaction could indicate epidemic typhus or spotted fever in some cases. Since...
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Acute Scrub-Typhus Infection Suppresses HIV-1.
Newspaper article from: AIDS Weekly; 9/25/2000; 700+ words
; ...SEP 25 - (NewsRx.com) -- Scrub-typhus bacteria may have antiretroviral activity...tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus." The researchers determined serial...HIV-1 infected Thai adults with scrub typhus who were not receiving antiretroviral...
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Spring scrub typhus, people's Republic of China.(LETTERS)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...traditional focus of summer scrub typhus. In the early 1950s, the health of the residents was compromised by scrub typhus, with an incidence of 1,000 cases...1990, the annual incidence of scrub typhus maintained a level of 50-100 cases...
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Acute Scrub-Typhus Infection Suppresses HIV-1.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Virus Weekly; 9/26/2000; 700+ words
; ...SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Scrub-typhus bacteria may have antiretroviral activity...tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus." The researchers determined serial...HIV-1 infected Thai adults with scrub typhus who were not receiving antiretroviral...
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[2] Acute Scrub-Typhus Infection Suppresses HIV-1.
Newspaper article from: Virus Weekly; 9/26/2000; 700+ words
; ...SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com) -- Scrub-typhus bacteria may have antiretroviral activity...tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus." The researchers determined serial...HIV-1 infected Thai adults with scrub typhus who were not receiving antiretroviral...
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Epidemic typhus imported from Algeria.
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; We report epidemic typhus in a French patient returning from Algeria...industrialized regions, the introduction of typhus to pediculosis-endemic areas poses a serious public health risk. Epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, is...
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Typhus group rickettsiae antibodies in rural Mexico.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the risk of transmission of epidemic typhus in the state of Mexico was assessed by...against Rickettsia prowazekii. Louseborne typhus has been a historic scourge in Mexico...million deaths were attributed to epidemic typhus (1). These illnesses primarily affected...
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Maui mice spread typhus
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 7/27/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...LAHAINA >> Five cases of murine typhus have been confirmed in the state this...with the oldest one 57 years old. Murine typhus is spread typically through a flea biting...Lahaina, where a man tested positive for typhus but showed unusually severe symptoms...
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Geographic association of Rickettsia felis-infected opossums with human murine typhus, Texas. (Research).
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the distribution dynamics in the murine typhus-endemic areas of these two states...of the reported human cases of murine typhus. Descriptive epidemiologic analysis of...felis; 8% R. typhi) with human murine typhus cases was also observed...
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Typhus
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Typhus Typhus is a disease caused by a group of bacteria called Rickettsia . Three forms of typhus are recognized: epidemic typhus, a serious disease that is fatal if not treated promptly; rat-flea or endemic typhus, a milder form of the disease...
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Typhus, Epidemic
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC The word "typhus" comes from the Greek word for "cloudy" or "misty," referring to the lethargic state of mind that occurs in typhus victims. Epidemic, or louse-borne, typhus, is also known...
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typhus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
typhus any of a group of infectious diseases caused...bacteria and viruses, known as rickettsias. Typhus diseases are characterized by high fever...can be prevented by vaccination. Epidemic typhus, the most serious in the group, is caused...
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scrub typhus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
scrub typhus ( tsutsugamushi disease ) (skrub) n. a disease, widely distributed...and delirium. A small ulcer forms at the site of the bite. Scrub typhus is treated with tetracycline antibiotics. See also rickettsiae , typhus .
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Rickettsial Diseases
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
...a star (*) 2 More details on epidemic typhus and R. prowazekii-associated infections can be found in the section: "Typhus." 3 SF – Spotted fever. SOURCE : Courtesy of author. Typhus group: Epidemic typhus R. prowazekii 2...
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