Cases of Tick-Typhus in a Town *Rearranged by the Editor.
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Since the description of tick-typhus by Major-General (then Major) J. W. D. Megaw, in 1917, cases have been reported from various parts of India mostly contracted in jungles, but seldom in a town. Moreover in very few cases could a previous tick bite be established, although the tick is supposed to be the infecting agent. The following cases are of interest as they both occurred in a big town (Nagpur), and also because in one case a tick was found on the body 17 days prior to the onset of the
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دوره 67 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017