Health Directorate Issues Guidelines to Control Scrub Typhus in Tamil Nadu
The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH) has directed the Deputy Director of Health Services (DDHS) to adhere to specific guidelines to curb the spread of Scrub Typhus, a rickettsial disease caused by rickettsiae, which are parasites found in arthropods such as lice, fleas, ticks, and mites. Scrub Typhus Symptoms and Risk Factors…