"Scrub typhus spread to people through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). The most common symptoms of scrub typhus include fever, headache, body aches, and sometimes rashes."
November 18, 2021She said in a tweet in Hindi: "Firozabad, Mathura, Agra and other places in UP, children and adults have died due to fever which is heart-wrenching. UP government should step in immediately to control the disease and provide better health facilities."
August 30, 2021The health department has sounded an alert after the lab reports confirmed that 29 patients, aged between two to 45 years, had tested positive on Sunday.
August 30, 2021Patients suffering from scrub typhus are vulnerable to get encephalitis and the simultaneous attack of these two diseases may be fatal for them.
January 6, 2019Out of all the epidemic prone diseases, scrub typhus in Himachal continues to be the disease that is claiming the maximum lives in the state. According to the data available with the department of Health and Family Welfare, this year till November 21, the death toll due to scrub typhus has been 31, while 9431 …
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November 22, 2017With the conducive weather conditions the number of cases of the rickettsial disease, scrub typhus has started pouring at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) from across the state. In the last three days the state’s premier hospital IGMC and the hospital has witnessed 30 patients testing positive for the disease, which is the highest in three consecutive days …
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August 18, 2017