Scrub Typhus

Scrub Typhus, also known as typhus fever due to rickettsia tsutsugamushi, is related to epidemic typhus and endemic typhus. An important gene associated with Scrub Typhus is IL17A (Interleukin 17A), and among its related pathways/superpathways are MIF Mediated Glucocorticoid Regulation and Cytokine Signaling in Immune system. The drugs Azithromycin and Doxycycline have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include skin and kidney, and related phenotypes are hyperhidrosis and fever