A new virus: knock of scrub typhus in IGMC, four patients were found, 84 samples were taken

In IGMC, four new patients of scrub typhus have been found in IGMC. The administration had taken samples of 84 people in a few days, in which four people have come positive. It consists of three women and one man. These patients from Kullu and Mandi J had come to IGMC for examination and are now under treatment here. After the arrival of scrub typhus patients, an alert has been issued in IGMC.

How it spreads: Scrub typhus is caused by a bacterium called Rickettsiae and is found in fleas. Infected fleas are found in wild rats and enter homes through grass and fields. The infected flea bites a healthy person and spreads scrub typhus. Therefore, to avoid this, do not allow grass or bushes to grow around the house and keep cleaning from time to time.