rat-bite fever
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English
Noun
- Any febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents.
- Spirillosis, or sodoku, transmitted by the gram-negative coiled rod Spirillum minus, found in Asia.
- Streptobacillosis, or Haverhill fever or epidemic arthritic erythema, a severe disease caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis
Synonyms
- RBF (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- RBF (abbreviation)