| rickettsia tsutsugamushi | A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the aetiologic agent of scrub typhus. Strains of this species vary considerably in antigenic composition and in some cases in virulence and other biological properties. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| disease, tsutsugamushi | Scrub typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with fever, headache, a raised (macular) rash, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and a dark crusted ulcer (called an eschar or tache noire) at the site of the chigger (mite larva) bite. This disease occurs in the area bounded by Japan, India, and Australia. Known also as mite-borne typhus and tropical typhus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tsutsugamushi disease | See Typhus, scrub. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tsutsugamushi fever | See Typhus, scrub. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms :
| Orientia tsutsugamushi |
An intracellular parasite, formerly known as Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, that is the causative agent of scrub typhus. It is transmitted to humans by the bites of infected trombiculid mites, which prey in the wild on r
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