THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Gulf Keralite’s impulsive decision to return home to treat a persistent fever turned out to be life-saving after he was diagnosed with scrub typhus — a potentially fatal ...

Scrub typhus is a growing concern in Odisha's Sundargarh district, with over 1,546 cases and two deaths reported this year. Health officials emphasize awareness and prompt medical attention for mite ...

A team of medical researchers from Kerala has identified a rare case of scrub typhus in a native of Thiruvananthapuram who recently returned from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, a country which is ...

WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Kiroli Elementary announced it will stay closed to students until Tuesday, Sept. 23, as the building endures a flea infestation. School board and school leaders have been ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Kiroli Elementary is out of session as the school works to rid the building of fleas. The Ouachita Parish School Board said fleas were first noticed inside Kiroli Elementary on ...

It starts with a fever, aches, maybe even a rash — symptoms that could be mistaken for the flu or just a lingering bug. But in Texas, doctors are warning that another culprit is increasingly to blame: ...

Typhus is a disease many people thought was a thing of the past. It is not. It's making a comeback. Health officials are reporting a rise in typhus cases, especially in Texas, one of the states where ...

The County of Los Angeles Public Health has warned the public of the detection of flea-borne typhus. Though not spread from human to human, flea-borne typhus (sometimes called murine typhus) can ...

Summer heat, check. Mosquitoes, check. Labor Day traffic, check. Now add fleas carrying typhus fever to things Southern Californians have to worry about. A report from the Los Angeles County Health ...

Summer heat, check. Mosquitoes, check. Labor Day traffic, check. Now add fleas carrying typhus fever to things Southern Californians have to worry about this weekend. A report from the Los Angeles ...

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Pet owners, beware: Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in parts of Southern California. The good news is there are several common-sense ways to protect your pet and yourself from getting infected. A ...