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PRO/AH/EDR> Scrub typhus – India (04): (WB)
Scrub Typhus -- IndiaEven as West Bengal is combatting an outbreak of dengue, the state also has another bacterial disease on its plate to battle: scrub typhus. Over 30 people in Bankura have been affected by scrub typhus in the past month.A type of mite-borne infectious disease, it has symptoms which are similar to chikungunya and dengue -- fever, headache and muscle pain -- which make it all the harder for doctors to diagnose.This mite-borne disease is transmitted to humans from the bite of an Read more [...]
