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MeSH Heading: Scrub Typhus
Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.400.789.850; C01.920.914.850
Unique ID: D012612
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012612
Annotation: caused by ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI
Scope Note: An acute infectious disease caused by ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI. It is limited to eastern and southeastern Asia, India, northern Australia, and the adjacent islands. Characteristics include the formation of a primary cutaneous lesion at the site of the bite of an infected mite, fever lasting about two weeks, and a maculopapular rash.
Entry Term(s): Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection; Tsutsugamushi Disease; Tsutsugamushi Fever; Typhus, Scrub
NLM Classification #: WC 630
Public MeSH Note: TSUTSUGAMUSHI DISEASE was TSUTSUGAMUSHI see SCRUB TYPHUS 1963-91
Online Note: use SCRUB TYPHUS to search TSUTSUGAMUSHI 1966-91
History Note: TSUTSUGAMUSHI DISEASE was TSUTSUGAMUSHI see SCRUB TYPHUS 1963-91
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/10

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

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genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

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pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0019567
Scope Note: An acute infectious disease caused by ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI. It is limited to eastern and southeastern Asia, India, northern Australia, and the adjacent islands. Characteristics include the formation of a primary cutaneous lesion at the site of the bite of an infected mite, fever lasting about two weeks, and a maculopapular rash.
Terms: Scrub Typhus Preferred Term
Term UI T037351
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Orientia tsutsugamushi Infection
Term UI T000908831
Date10/05/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Typhus, Scrub
Term UI T037350
Date06/18/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Tsutsugamushi Disease
Term UI T037352
Date02/28/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Tsutsugamushi Fever
Term UI T037353
Date02/28/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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