78 cases of Scrub Typhus diagnosed in Chitwan since July

CHITWAN: Since July, 78 individuals have been diagnosed with scrub typhus in various hospitals across Chitwan district.

According to the District Public Health Office, 78 out of 306 patients who underwent lab tests were found to be infected with the disease.

Public Health Officer Bimal Patel reported that 33 of the infected individuals are from Chitwan, while the remaining 45 are from outside the district.

In the previous fiscal year, 248 people tested positive for scrub typhus out of 762 samples tested. Scrub typhus is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mite.

The common symptoms of scrub typhus include fever, redness in the eyes, cough, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, breathing difficulties, severe headache, joint and muscle pain, malaise, and occasionally black spots at the bite site.