An acute infectious disease caused by ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI. It is limited to eastern and southeastern Asia, India, northern Australia, and the adjacent islands. Characteristics include the formation of a primary cutaneous lesion at the site of the bite of an infected mite, fever lasting about two weeks, and a maculopapular rash.
Also Known As:
Typhus, Scrub; Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection; Tsutsugamushi Fever; Disease, Tsutsugamushi; Diseases, Tsutsugamushi; Fever, Tsutsugamushi; Fevers, Tsutsugamushi; Infection, Orientia tsutsugamushi; Infections, Orientia tsutsugamushi; Orientia tsutsugamushi Infections; Tsutsugamushi Diseases; Tsutsugamushi Fevers; Tsutsugamushi Disease