Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is a disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. You can get it if an infected chigger – larvae that grow into mites – bites you. Chiggers often ...

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Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a disease that – if untreated – can be fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from the United States, but now it's making a comeback. Typhus is a disease ...

Los Angeles County recently reported its first Typhus-related deaths in more than 30 years. Fleaborne typhus is of concern in areas like southern Texas, California, and Hawaii. Experts say there are ...

Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a sudden surge in scrub typhus cases, with the state recording 174 confirmed cases, with Visakhapatnam district alone accounting for over 130 infections, according to ...

Summer heat, check. Mosquitoes, check. Labor Day traffic, check. Now add fleas carrying typhus fever to things Southern Californians have to worry about. A report from the Los Angeles County Health ...

Typhus is a disease many people thought was a thing of the past. It is not. It's making a comeback. Health officials are reporting a rise in typhus cases, especially in Texas, one of the states where ...

L.A. County Public Health is urging residents and pet owners to take extra precautions in protecting themselves against flea-borne typhus after reporting an uptick in recent cases. What we know: So ...