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Indian Medical Association Shimla Branch. Scrub Typhus Together We can Make Eradicate Scrub Typhus Office of Deputy Commissioner Shimla Govt. of Himachal Pradesh. Chigger Mite. Clinical Features. Incubation period : 1-3 wks( usually6-21 days) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Indian Medical AssociationShimla Branch
Scrub Typhus
Together We can Make Eradicate Scrub Typhus
Office of Deputy Commissioner Shimla
Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
Clinical Features Incubation period: 1-3 wks(usually6-21 days) Fever(104-105°F) with
chills,malaise,conjunctival Irritation. Maculopapular rash Lymphadenopathy,Lymphocytosis Headache, Cough, Myalgia Typical “Eschar formation”(5th day of
illness)
CONTROL MEASURES
Prevention of bites
Removal of vegetation
Residual spraying of vegetation
Control of rodents
Chemoprophylaxis
Chemoprophylaxis
• Oral chloramphenicol or tetracycline• Weekly doses of doxycycline 200 mg during
and for 6 weeks after exposure. • No effective vaccine till date.
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