'Scrub Typhus' in rural areas of South India..!?

If someone asks why fever occurs, it is said that it occurs due to mosquito bites, eating food infested with flies, and various infections. However, a study has stated that about one-tenth of the rural population in the country gets a fever every year due to the effect of a new infection. On this occasion, the issue of scrub typhus infection has been brought to the fore. Yes... "scrub typhus" infection is affecting the rural population. A recent study has stated that this infection, which is spread through the bite of a larval mite infected with bacteria, is a major cause of fever. A recent study has revealed these details after examining 32 thousand people from 37 villages in tamil Nadu.
Actually, those infected with fever through these are rural populations and therefore less likely to be admitted to hospitals and the mechanism to detect the infection and conduct tests is also in some major hospitals, so these cases are not coming to light, the study said. The results of this study were recently published in the New england Journal of Medicine. The study was conducted by Christian Medical College, Vellore, and the london School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHMTA).
 
Actually, bacterially infected larval mites (chiggers) are mostly found on plant waste, soil, and grass in rural areas of Asia. Scrub typhus is caused by a bacterium called Orientia tsutsugamushi, which belongs to the Rickettsia family. This infection causes serious illness. In some cases, it leads to kidney failure. The infections usually occur between august and February, said lead researcher of the study, professor Wolf Peter Smith of LSHMTA. Symptoms such as fever, rash, and headache begin about ten days after infection. Rural areas in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Japan, China, and india are most affected by this disease.
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Sowmiya Sriram

15/03/2025 10:42 AM