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

Numerous terms and overlapping diagnostic criteria are prevalent of which many are considered stigmatising by general practitioners and patients. The lack of a clear concept challenges the general ...

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

Consequently, a group of patients suffering considerably from single symptoms or multiple symptoms not belonging to the described groups will still find themselves between diagnostic categories.