tsutsugamushi
English
Etymology
From the Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).
Noun
tsutsugamushi (uncountable)
- A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
Synonyms
- scrub typhus
See also
scrub typhus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:scrub typhus
