Scrub typhus resurgence in Himalayan tea estates exposing women to health risks, debt amid weak rural healthcare systems.

The deadly fever caused by scrub typhus may be spreading from fields to family homes. Here is how bacterial infections spread and how to prevent their spread in your home.

Research shows scrub typhus risk is higher inside villages than in fields. Rodents in settlements carry more infected ...

Most human scrub typhus infections could occur inside villages rather than during agricultural work, suggests new research conducted with the help of ...

Most human scrub typhus infections could occur inside villages rather than during agricultural work, suggests new research ...

Researchers say public health campaigns should go one step further and stress the possibility of infection beyond agricultural workMost human scrub ...

Getting a bug bite can be a concerning experience, especially if you dont know what type of tiny creature left you with that red, throbbing welt on your skin. Dont panic most bug bites and stings from ...

Dear Doctors: Any advice on controlling chiggers? When I work in the yard, they eat me alive unless I wear long pants. My wife does not garden and is rarely bitten. My son worked with me last weekend ...

Chiggers are microscopic so tiny that theyre almost invisible but theres nothing small about the effect of their bite, which causes major itching and discomfort. Sometimes called harvest mites or red ...

While his death was more than a year ago, researchers recently determined he died from alpha-gal syndrome or AGS, CBS News reported. AGS can be caused when a person is bitten by a Lone Star Tick. The ...

Chiggers (also called harvest mites or red bugs) are tiny red mites that bite. Their bites aren't painful, but they do cause intense itching. Chiggers are members of the arachnid family, which also ...