scrub typhus
A form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi carried…A form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi carried by certain mites.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi carried by certain mites.
More definitions
- transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia:tsutsugamushi disease
Lessons for this word
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