Glossary for Scrub typhus

• Ehrlichiosis: Bacterial tick-borne disease
• Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
• Hemorrhagic fever: A group of diseases caused by viruses which cause damage to blood vessels and result in hemorrhages and fever. The hemorrhaging does not always cause serious bleeding. The specific symptoms may vary depending on which particular virus is involved.
• Maculopapular rash: A rash that occurs on the skin that appears reddish with macula and papules
• Pericardial effusion: Occurs when there is an abnormal collection of fluid within the pericardial sac
• Pleural effusion: Fluid in the pleural spaces.
• Q fever: A disease caused by Coxiella burnetti which causes fever, headache and muscle pain.
• Rash: A reaction to the exposure of the skin to an allergen
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever: A bacterial disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted by ticks. The condition causes fever and a characteristic rash and may be fatal in severe or untreated cases.
• Scrub typhus: Type of typhus usually caught from ticks
• Skin lesion: Lesions appearing on the skin.
• Swollen lymph nodes: Swelling or enlargement of the lymph nodes
• Tick bite: When an individual is bitten by a tick
• Tick-borne diseases: Any disease that is transferred to humans by the tick
• Typhus: A general name for various arthropod-borne rickettsial infections

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