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"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. tsutsugamushiTransmitted by trombiculid mite which also shows transovarian spreadClinical features:Fever, headache, myalgia, cough and GI symptoms.Classic case includes an eschar, regional lymphadenopathy, and a maculopapular rash.Tetracycline is the drug of choice