2023
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Question
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In which area is scrub typhus, a life-threatening infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria, a major public health threat?
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Southeast Asia
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Indian Ocean
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Eastern China
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Eastern Pacific
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Scrub typhus-a life-threatening infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria-is a major public health threat in South and Southeast Asia. As per estimates, nearly one million cases are reported from South and Southeast Asia with 10% mortality.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scrub typhus became an epidemic in West Bengal and Assam during the Second World War. The epidemic form spread progressively over most of India. Scrub typhus is an indigenous disease in some parts of Asia, including the eastern and western regions [6].
Detailed explanation-3: -Orientia tsutsugamushi is an obligate, intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of scrub typhus disease in humans.
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