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'''Scrub typhus''' is a form of [[typhus]] caused by ''[[Orientia tsutsugamushi]]'' and transmitted by [[Harvest mite|chiggers]], which are found in areas of heavy scrub vegetation. Symptoms include [[fever]], [[headache]], muscle pain, [[cough]], and [[gastrointestinal]] symptoms. More virulent strains can cause hemorrhaging and intravascular coagulation. | '''Scrub typhus''' is a form of [[typhus]] caused by ''[[Orientia tsutsugamushi]]'' and transmitted by [[Harvest mite|chiggers]], which are found in areas of heavy scrub vegetation. Symptoms include [[fever]], [[headache]], muscle pain, [[cough]], and [[gastrointestinal]] symptoms. More virulent strains can cause hemorrhaging and intravascular coagulation. | ||
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| ICD-10 | A75.3 |
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| ICD-9 | 081.2 |
| DiseasesDB | 31715 |
| eMedicine | derm/841 ped/2710 |
| MeSH | D012612 |
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Overview
Scrub typhus is a form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers, which are found in areas of heavy scrub vegetation. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, cough, and gastrointestinal symptoms. More virulent strains can cause hemorrhaging and intravascular coagulation.
An early attempt to create a scrub typhus vaccine occurred in the United Kingdom in 1937 (with the Wellcome Foundation infecting around 300,000 cotton rats in a classified project called "Operation Tyburn"), but the vaccine was not used.