Scrub Typhus

Google Doodle celebrated 138th birth anniversary of epidemic typhus vaccine creator Rudolf Weigl

Typhus was a big concern during World War 1 and Weigl studied lice in his lab for decades and was able to develop a vaccine from these tiny insects.

Scrub typhus: Why a disease that has been around since World War II still has us stumped

While scrub typhus is relatively easy to treat with antibiotics like doxycycline, the difficulty lies in diagnosing it early enough.

Priyanka Gandhi urges UP govt to take steps to prevent spread of 'viral fever', make better arrangements

Priyanka said the news of the deaths of many people, including children, due to a 'fever' in Firozabad, Mathura, Agra and other places of Uttar Pradesh is saddening

World Environment Day 2020: How natural habitat destruction can fuel zoonotic diseases like COVID-19

Experts have found links to the emergence of viruses like Nipah, Lassa, Hendra, COVID-19, HIV, and others to deforestation.

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: Scrub typhus a major cause of encephalitis, reveals 2016 study

A 2016 study on the disease in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur had revealed that a high proportion of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) were caused by scrub typhus, a form of typhus.

Mite scare in Himachal: Scrub typhus claim 24 lives, 825 tested positive

Twenty-four patients suffering from scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite found in areas with heavy scrub vegetation, have died in Himachal Pradesh, an official said on Friday.