SCRUB TYPHUS (TSUTSUGAMUSHI) ANTIBODY IgM, RAPID ASSAY

SCRUB TYPHUS IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE THAT IS CAUSED BY ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI A BACTERIA THAT BELONGS TO FAMILY OF RICKETTSIACEAE. A BITE FROM A TROMBICULID LARVAL MITE, FOLLOWED BY SYMPTOMS INCLUDING FEVER, A SPOTTED RASH ON TORSO, BLACK ESCHAR AT THE SITE OF MITE BITE, BODY & MUSCLE PAIN AND SWELLING OF LYMPH GLANDS. AFTER THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS, THE IGM ANTIBODY TITERS INCREASE GRADUALLY OVER 2-3 WEEKS AND PEAK AT ABOUT 4 WEEKS. COMMON COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SCRUB TYPHUS ARE ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, HEPATITIS, ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS), MENINGOENCEPHALITIS, MYOCARDITIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK.