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1. Introduction
2. Louse-borne infections - Outline
3. General characteristics of lice
4. Life cycle of lice
5. Louse-borne: life cycle
6. Classification of lice
7. Medically important lice species
8. Lice as disease causing agents
9. Organization of louse-borne pathogens
10. Biological characteristics of Rickettsia
11. Biological characteristics of Bartonella
12. Biological characteristics of Borrelia
13. Epidemic typhus - history
14. Epidemic typhus - Rickettsia prowazekii
15. Epidemic typhus - transmission cycle
16. Trench fever - history
17. Trench fever - Bartonella quintana
18. Trench fever - transmission cycle
19. Relapsing fever - history
20. Relapsing fever - Borrelia recurrentis
21. Relapsing fever - transmission cycle
22. Summary of louse-borne infections
23. Mite-borne infections - Outline
24. General characteristics of mites
25. Life cycle of mites
26. Classification of mites
27. Medically important mite species
28. Mites as disease causing agents
29. Rickettsialpox - history
30. Rickettsialpox - Rickettsia akari
31. Rickettsialpox - vector
32. Rickettsialpox - transmission cycle
33. Scrub typhus - history
34. Scrub typhus - Orientia tsutsugamushi
35. Orientia tsutsugamushi - infection
36. Eschar caused by scrub typhus
37. Eschar and rash caused by scrub typhus
38. The vector of scrub typhus
39. The transmission cycle of scrub typhus (1)
40. The transmission cycle of scrub typhus (2)
41. Location of mites on rodents
42. The mite habitat (1)
43. The mite habitat (2)
44. Effort to control and treat scrub typhus
45. Volunteers in scrub typhus infested habitats
46. Malaysian stamp illustrating scrub typhus
47. Summary
48. Acknowledgements
49. Literature references

Topics Covered

• Louse characteristics including biology, taxonomy and species of medical importance
• Louse-borne infections
• Ecology and epidemiology of epidemic typhus, trench fever and relapsing fever
• Mite characteristics including biology, taxonomy, and species of medical importance
• Mite-borne infections
• Ecology and epidemiology of rickettsialpox and scrub typhus

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Series:

• Vector-Borne Diseases

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Microbiology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Infectious Diseases

Talk Citation

Macaluso, K. (2010, October 26). Epidemic typhus and other louse- and mite-borne infections [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/IPWM7385.
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Publication History

• Published on October 26, 2010

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Kevin Macaluso has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.