Chigger mites and scrub typhus

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作者：
Goddard, J [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Mississippi, Sch Med, Jackson, MS 39216 USA
来源：
INFECTIONS IN MEDICINE | 2000年 / 17卷 / 04期
关键词：
Rickettsiae; Zoonosis;
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中图分类号：
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号：
100401 ;
摘要：
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne rickettsial infection that affected numerous soldiers in Southeast Asia and the Pacific during World War II. Manifestations include acute fever, headache, profuse sweating, conjunctival injection, lymphadenopathy, and sometimes a maculopapular rash.
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