All are true about scrub typhus, except :
“Mite feeds on serum of warm blood animals only during there larval stage (chiggers) and adult mites feed only on plants”
Scrub typhus :
Caused by O. tsutsugamushi
Transmitted by trombiculid mite which also shows transovarian spread
Clinical features :
Fever, headache, myalgia, cough and GI symptoms.
Classic case includes an eschar, regional lymphadenopathy and a maculopapular rash.
Causative organism is O. Tsutsugamoshi
Vector is trombiculide mite
Adult female feeds on vertebrate hosts
Tetracycline is the drug of choice