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Title: SCRUB TYPHUS
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SCRUB TYPHUS
- Caused by rickettsia obtained from mites that
live on rodents - Increased risk after heavy rain / flooding
- Symptoms
- Skin ulcer or chigger bite at site of mite
attachment - Fever, headache, and profuse sweating
- Dull red rash on trunk spreading to arms and legs
- Severe symptoms and death possible
- Countermeasures Prevent mite bites
- Use the DOD Insect Repellent System
- Avoidance of rodent populations
