Rat-bite fever

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. uncountable
  2. 2
    Any febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents.; Streptobacillosis, or Haverhill fever or epidemic arthritic erythema, a severe disease caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis uncountable

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