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Last Update: 04/17/2023 11:49 PM

Current Deck: IM ANKI::Infectious Diseases

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Scrub typhus (caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi) is transmitted by {{c1::bite of larval mites (chiggers)::vector(s)}}, and is most predominant in {{c1::Asia::Continent}}

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Orientia tsutsugamushi is an intracellular bacterium

Typ presents w/ black eschar at inoculation site, then fever, rash, and various multiorgan Sx (but CNS complications is infrequent)

Predominantly present in Asia >> Europe, Africa and S. America

Mnemonic

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ID::Bacteria::orientia_tsutsugamushi ID::Zoonotics::Vector::Mites Source::MKSAP_19

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