{"id":19636,"date":"2025-11-05T12:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19636"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:26:26","slug":"scrub-typhus-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/scrub-typhus-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrub Typhus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Scrub Typhus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Gulf Keralite\u2019s impulsive decision to return home to treat a persistent fever turned out to be life-saving after he was diagnosed with scrub typhus \u2014 a potentially fatal infection that requires early treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Scrub Typhus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>infectious disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> caused by <\/span><b>bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>transmitted <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through <\/span><b>infected chiggers (young mites).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several factors, like vector abundance, climatic factors, exposures like farming and owning domestic animals, outdoor activities and sanitation, affect its prevalence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This disease is <\/span><b>more prevalent in cooler months.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will <\/span><b>not spread from person to person.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The symptoms typically include <\/span><b>fever, headache, body ache,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sometimes a <\/span><b>rash<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>In severe cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the infection can <\/span><b>lead to respiratory distress, brain and lung inflammation, kidney failure, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and multi-organ failure, ultimately resulting in <\/span><b>death<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is treated with <\/span><b>doxycycline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is most effective when administered early.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is <\/span><b>no vaccine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available for this disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Typhus Fever<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typhus (or typhus fever) is the name used for several different <\/span><b>types of bacterial infections spread by bug bites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that cause <\/span><b>similar symptoms, like high fever and rash.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These symptoms can be severe and lead to serious complications if left untreated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>three types <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of illnesses commonly called typhus:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Epidemic Typhus:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is caused by <\/span><b>Rickettsia prowazeki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it is <\/span><b>spread <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to people <\/span><b>through contact with infected body lice.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Scrub Typhus:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is caused by <\/span><b>Orientia tsutsugamushi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>spread by chiggers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Murine Typhus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is caused by <\/span><b>Rickettsia typhi spread by fleas.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It occurs in tropical and subtropical climates around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/kerala\/2025\/Nov\/05\/scrub-typhus-detected-in-expat-1st-known-case-from-non-endemic-area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NIE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scrub typhus is a bacterial infection spread by chiggers, causing fever and severe complications if untreated. 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