noun Date: 1929 an acute febrile bacterial disease that is caused by a rickettsia ( Orientia tsutsugamushi syn. Rickettsia tsutsugamushi ) transmitted by mite larvae, resembles typhus transmitted by lice, and is widespread in the western Pacific area
SCRUB TYPHUS
Meaning of SCRUB TYPHUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012