Second scrub typhus death reported in Kerala: The disease caused by mites, explained
2 years, 6 months ago

Second scrub typhus death reported in Kerala: The disease caused by mites, explained

Firstpost  

A 39-year-old woman passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday due to scrub typhus. Prior to her, a 15-year-old died owing to the same disease The state of Kerala is on alert after it reported a second death due to scrub typhus in the last three days. Scrub typhus is an infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, a mite-borne bacterium, according to the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says that scrub typhus is also known as bush typhus and spreads to people through bites of infected chiggers. Mortality rates for scrub typhus range from one per cent to 50 per cent depending on proper antibiotic treatment, status of the individual infected, and the strain of O. tsutsugamushi encountered.

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Five test positive for scrub typhus in Himachal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Five test positive for scrub typhus in Himachal

Hindustan Times  

At least five cases of scrub typhus were reported at the Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital. After investigation, five patients from different parts of the state were reported positive, senior medical superintendent of the hospital Dr Rahul Rao said, adding that patients infected with scrub typhus were showing signs of improvement. Assistant professor of medicine department of the IGMC Ushendra …

Scrub typhus cases rise in Hyderabad. Here are its causes, symptoms, prevention tips and treatment
1 year, 2 months ago

Scrub typhus cases rise in Hyderabad. Here are its causes, symptoms, prevention tips and treatment

Hindustan Times  

Alongside dengue and flu cases, Hyderabad has now been burdened with an increase in scrub typhus cases which is typically seen in rural areas but is now also present in urban areas, putting immunocompromised individuals, children, and the elderly at risk, as per the city doctors. In the most critical instances, scrub typhus can lead to organ failure and bleeding, …

Two more deaths due to scrub typhus in Odisha, toll rises to 8
1 year, 3 months ago

Two more deaths due to scrub typhus in Odisha, toll rises to 8

Hindustan Times  

Health department officials on Sunday confirmed two more deaths due to scrub typhus in two different districts, taking the death toll in Odisha to eight. Two more deaths due to scrub typhus infection, toll reaches to eight in Odisha. Chief district medical officer of Kalahandi, Niharendra Panda said, “a 34-year-old woman farmer of Kalahandi district who had died in a …

What is scrub typhus, the bacterial infection killing people in Himachal Pradesh?
1 year, 3 months ago

What is scrub typhus, the bacterial infection killing people in Himachal Pradesh?

Firstpost  

Scrub typhus has been detected in as many as 732 people, and five deaths from the illness have been recorded in Himachal Pradesh so far this year. The latest one to make headlines is scrub typhus, which is killing people in Himachal Pradesh. Rising cases in Himachal Pradesh Scrub typhus has been detected in as many as 732 people, and …

1 more dies of scrub typhus in Shimla, toll reaches 5
1 year, 3 months ago

1 more dies of scrub typhus in Shimla, toll reaches 5

Hindustan Times  

One person died of scrub typhus on Thursday at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, taking the death toll at the hospital from the infection to five. The death toll in Shimla because of scrub typhus climbed to five Senior medical superintendent Dr Rahul Rao confirmed that a 65-year-old patient from Solan died on Thursday. The elderly patient was admitted to …

Kerala Reports Second Death Due to Scrub Typhus. All About the Disease, Its Symptoms & Treatment
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala Reports Second Death Due to Scrub Typhus. All About the Disease, Its Symptoms & Treatment

News 18  

Kerala reported its second death due to scrub typhus on Sunday after a 38-year-old woman died at the government medical college hospital. Following the first death in Varkala, State Health Minister Veena George had directed a special medical team to visit the patient’s native place and the hospital where she was admitted. According to the Centers for Disease Control and …

Under the shadow of scrub typhus, Firozabad residents flee district fearing epidemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Under the shadow of scrub typhus, Firozabad residents flee district fearing epidemic

India Today  

The mystery fever which was first reported in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad, now identified as scrub typhus, has brought life to a standstill in the district. When India Today visited Nagla Aman, where the first scrub typhus death was reported, the streets were deserted, and only a handful of people were seen sitting in the village chaupal. READ: Decoded | Scrub …

Decoded | Scrub typhus, the mystery fever gripping parts of Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 3 months ago

Decoded | Scrub typhus, the mystery fever gripping parts of Uttar Pradesh

India Today  

A mystery fever has been reported from parts of Uttar Pradesh, which has claimed over 40 lives, mostly children in the past one week. He said a team of experts from Lucknow’s King George's Medical University would probe that the deaths, particularly of children caused by scrub typhus and ascertain the reason for outbreak. According to the National Library of …

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