Where is Scrub typhus endemic?

Q.  Scrub typhus is endemic in which of the following areas?
- Published on 03 Oct 16

a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu

ANSWER: Himachal Pradesh
 
  • Himachal Pradesh is one of the endemic areas for the disease — it is also endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Thailand, northern Australia, the Arabian peninsula and Japan. It is an occupational disease frequently found in people who work in the fields and are in the habit of gardening.
  • In Himachal Pradesh, the disease spreads most commonly during grass cutting operations in the orchards, and is alleged to have taken a serious turn this year due to laxity in controlling the mite.

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