摘要
恙虫病是因感染东方体的恙螨叮咬而传播的一种急性发热性疾病,流行于东亚至西太平洋的广阔区域,在亚洲已成为重要的公共卫生问题。该文分别从病原体、疫源地、流行概况、流行环节、实验室诊断、流行因素及防治7个方面对恙虫病流行病学研究进行了综述。
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus occurs over a wide area of eastern Asia and western Pacific region,and is a public health problem in Asia. After an incubation period which ranges from 6 to 21 days （usually, 10--20 days）, the onset of disease is characterized by fever, headache, myalgia, cough, rash, and eschar. The diagnosis of scrub typhus is based on the patient＇s history of exposure, clinical features, and results of serologic testing.
出处
《中国农村卫生事业管理》
2013年第4期426-430,共5页
Chinese Rural Health Service Administration
关键词
恙虫病
流行病学
危险因素
诊断
scrub typhus
epidemiology
risk factor
diagnosis
