tsutsugamushi

English

Etymology

From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/

Noun

tsutsugamushi (uncountable)

1. A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.

Synonyms

• Japanese flood fever
• Japanese river fever
• kedani
• scrub typhus

See also

• scrub typhus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia