A study in Tamil Nadu, India, finds that scrub typhus is a common yet under-recognized cause of fever, affecting up to 10% of ...

Among those who were infected, 8 per cent to 15 per cent developed fever which often required hospital care, researchers said ...

The findings of the study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Chiggers are found on grass, plant litter and bare soil across rural areas of Asia, and usually feed on small mammals ...

A new study by CMC Vellore highlights the alarming rise of scrub typhus in rural areas, emphasizing the need for better ...

The scrub typhus infection is spread by the bite of an infected larval mite (chigger). Chiggers are found on grass, plant ...

Chiggers are found on grass, plant litter and bare soil across rural areas of Asia, and usually feed on small mammals such as ...

Researchers call for communities to be informed of possible dangers of scrub typhus infection, which can be deadly if left ...

Scrub typhus is caused by the bacterium 'Orientia tsutsugamushi', which belongs to the rickettsia family. Severe illness due ...

A study of over 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural populations annually and is a ...

A study of more than 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India, suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural ...

Small raised bumps on your skin may have multiple causes. Two common culprits include bed bugs and chiggers. Both are parasites living off the blood of people or animals. Bedbug and chigger bites ...