tsutsugamushi en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/
Etymology
From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
Relateds
Synonyms
Japanese river fever · Japanese flood fever · scrub typhus · kedani