scrub typhus
1 scrub typhus — n. a disease of the Asiatic Pacific area, transmitted to humans by the bite of the larva of a mite (esp. Trombicula akamushi) and caused by a rickettsia ( Rickettsia tsutsugamushi): it is characterized by fever and a rash …
2 Scrub typhus — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Orientia tsutsugamushi DiseasesDB = 31715 ICD10 = ICD10|A|75|3|a|75 ICD9 = ICD9|081.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 841 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2710 | MeshID =… …
3 scrub typhus — Pathol. an infectious disease occurring chiefly in Japan and the East Indies, caused by the organism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, transmitted by mites through biting. Also called Japanese river fever, tsutsugamushi disease. [1925 30] * * * also… …
4 Scrub typhus — A mite borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with fever, headache, a raised (macular) rash, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and a dark crusted ulcer (called an eschar or tache noire) at… …
5 scrub typhus — tsutsugamushi disease a disease, widely distributed in SE Asia, caused by the parasitic microorganism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and transmitted to humans through the bite of mites. Only larval mites of the genus Trombicula are involved as vectors …
6 scrub typhus — scrub′ ty′phus n. pat an infectious disease occurring chiefly in Japan and SE Asia, caused by the organism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, transmitted by mites through biting …
7 scrub typhus — noun Date: 1929 an acute febrile bacterial disease that is caused by a rickettsia (Orientia tsutsugamushi syn. Rickettsia tsutsugamushi) transmitted by mite larvae, resembles typhus transmitted by lice, and is widespread in the western Pacific… …
8 scrub typhus — /skrʌb ˈtaɪfəs/ (say skrub tuyfuhs) noun → typhus …
9 scrub typhus — noun a rickettsial disease transmitted to humans by mites and found in parts of east Asia …
10 scrub typhus — noun transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia • Syn: ↑tsutsugamushi disease • Hypernyms: ↑rickettsial disease, ↑rickettsiosis …
11 Тиф Кустарниковый (Scrub Typhus), Болезнь Цуцугамуши (Tsutsugamushi Disease) — широко распространенное в северо восточной части Азии заболевание, вызываемое паразитическим микроорганизмом вида Rickettsia tsutsugamushi; передается человеку через укусы клещей. Переносчиками данного заболевания являются личинки клещей рода… …
12 Typhus — Infobox Disease Name = Typhus Caption = Rash caused by Epidemic typhus. DiseasesDB = 29240 ICD10 = ICD10|A|75|1|a|75 ICD9 = ICD9|080 ICD9|083 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001363 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2332 MeshID = D014438Typhus is… …
13 typhus — typhous, adj. /tuy feuhs/, n. Pathol. an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.… …
14 typhus — A group of acute infectious and contagious diseases, caused by rickettsiae that are transmitted by arthropods, and occurring in two principal forms: epidemic t. and endemic (murine) t.; typical symptoms include: severe headache, shivering and… …
15 typhus — spotted fever; n. any one of a group of infections caused by rickettsiae and characterized by severe headache, a widespread rash, prolonged high fever, and delirium. They all respond to treatment with chloramphenicol or tetracyclines. Epidemic… …
16 scrub — 1. v. & n. v. (scrubbed, scrubbing) 1 tr. rub hard so as to clean, esp. with a hard brush. 2 intr. use a brush in this way. 3 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a surgeon etc.) thoroughly clean the hands and arms by scrubbing, before operating. 4 tr.… …
17 typhus — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek typhos fever; akin to Greek typhein to smoke more at deaf Date: 1785 any of various bacterial diseases caused by rickettsias: as a. a severe human febrile disease that is caused by one (Rickettsia prowazekii) …
18 Typhus, scrub — A mite borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with fever, headache, a raised (macular) rash, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and a dark crusted ulcer (called an eschar or tache noire) at… …
19 Mite-borne typhus — Scrub: typhus, a mite borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with fever, headache, a raised (macular) rash, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and a dark crusted ulcer (called an eschar or… …
20 Murine typhus — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A75.2 ICD 9 081.0 …
