All are true about scrub typhus, except :
Causative organism is O. Tsutsugamoshi
Vector is trombiculide mite
Adult female feeds on vertebrate hosts
Tetracycline is the drug of choice
“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.