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Indian Medical Association Shimla Branch

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)

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Indian Medical Association Shimla Branch

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  1. Indian Medical AssociationShimla Branch Scrub Typhus Together We can Make Eradicate Scrub Typhus Office of Deputy Commissioner Shimla Govt. of Himachal Pradesh

  2. Chigger Mite

  3. 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)

  4. Prevention of bites Removal of vegetation Residual spraying of vegetation Control of rodents Chemoprophylaxis Control Measures

  5. 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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