If scrub typhus is not treated, it can last for 14 to 21 days and result in death (Picture Credit: IANS) What is Scrub Typhus: Scrub typhus, often known as bush typhus, is a bacterial infection caused ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A combination therapy of IV doxycycline and azithromycin was more effective for the treatment of severe scrub ...

Of late Nepal is seeing a steep rise in scrub typhus cases, with the disease spreading to half of the country. There is a need to pay attention to the sudden rise in the cases of this bacterial ...

It seems that India is a health emergency as some lethal infections and diseases are continuously claiming lives in different parts of the country. Scrub Typhus is one of the diseases which is ...

On June 12, Sunday, Kerala reported the second death case due to scrub typhus disease. A 38-year-old woman succumbed to the infection at a government medical college hospital. On June 9, a 15-year-old ...

Alongside dengue and flu cases, Hyderabad has now been burdened with an increase in scrub typhus cases which is typically seen in rural areas but is now also present in urban areas, putting ...

In Odisha, at least five people in Odisha died in a month due to scrub typhus infection, which spreads through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). As per PTI reports, Bargarh Chief District ...

New Delhi — India's health authorities have solved the mystery of an illness that has infected thousands and left more than 100 people dead in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The fever that ...

A recent study has revealed that scrub typhus infection could be an “under-recognised” leading cause of hospitalisations for fever, accounting for almost 30 per cent of the cases. The study, conducted ...

Scrub typhus is a life-threatening zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi organisms that are transmitted by the larvae of trombiculid mites. Endemic scrub typhus was originally thought to be ...

Scrub Typhus in Odisha: The growing incidences of Scrub Typhus have become a cause of concern in Odisha. According to local media reports, with seven more cases, the total case tally of Scrub Typhus ...