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Scrub typhus (to consider) is an infectious condition assessed by SI. generated by SI from cited sources · general information, not a diagnosis · consult a health professional
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · https://www.cdc.gov/typhus/; https://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=Scrub%20typhus; Guideline: WHO SEARO rickettsial guidance, ICMR 2015; https://edcd.gov.np
Scrub typhus (to consider) is an infectious condition assessed by SI.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Fever, headache, body ache, a painless black scab-like sore (eschar) at the bite site, rash, swollen glands.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria spread by bites of infected mite larvae (chiggers) in grass, bushes and fields.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
EMERGENCY, go now: breathlessness, confusion, fits, low urine, yellow eyes. See a clinician for fever after field or forest work, especially if you find an eschar.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Scrub typhus IgM ELISA, or PCR in early illness; looking for an eschar helps.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Responds well to antibiotics prescribed by a clinician when started early; delay can lead to organ complications. No dosing information is given here.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Long clothes and boots in fields, repellent, avoid sitting on grass, wash after outdoor work.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
Rising in Nepal since the 2015 earthquake, with cases in most districts; peaks from July to October after monsoon field work.
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
WHO SEARO rickettsial guidance, ICMR 2015
Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, CDC · Reference · US CDC · Mayo Clinic · EDCD — Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (Nepal)
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