SCRUB TYPHUS: A RARE CASE REPORTED IN KADAPA REGION

Abstract

crub Typhus or tsutsugamushi disease is a febrile illness caused by bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae and named Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus is endemic areas are the South Pacific, Asia and Australia [1]. It also occurs in Nepal, Northern Pakistan, Japan, Taiwan, China and South Korea. In India, the disease had occurred among troops during World War II in Assam and West Bengal and in 1965 Indo Pak war [2]. It is known to occur all over India, including Southern India