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Scrub typhus Moderate

Scrub typhus has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia

2

A form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi carried by certain mites.

See Also
intracellular akamushi disease parasite bush typhus
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rickettsial disease
Rhyming Words
hus rhus thus arhus tophus mythus eephus yichus aarhus xuthus typhus raphus tuchus anthus moschus trophus cirrhus sonchus pyrrhus syrphus
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