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SCRUB TYPHUS

Scrub typhus is an acute febrile disease characterised by severe headache, skin rash, chills, and swelling of the lymph nodes, caused by the bite of mites infected with the microorganism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus occurs mainly in Asia, Australia, and the islands of the western Pacific.
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