tsutsugamushi

== English == === Etymology === From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/ === Noun === tsutsugamushi (uncountable) A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers. ==== Synonyms ==== Japanese flood fever Japanese river fever kedani scrub typhus ==== Related terms ==== akamushi ==== See also ==== scrub typhus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia