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scrub typhus
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.
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- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s): tsutsugamushi_disease, tsutsugamushi_fever
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