RURAL HEALTH ISSUES IN INDIA

Scrub typhus could be 'under-recognised' leading cause of hospitalisation for fever in India: Study

Scrub typhus is caused by the bacterium 'Orientia tsutsugamushi', which belongs to the rickettsia family. Severe illness due to the infection can lead to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), shock, meningitis and kidney failure.