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ratbite fever

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ratbite fever, disease [ˈrætˌbaɪt]
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(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an acute infectious febrile disease caused by the bite of a rat infected with either of two pathogenic bacteria (Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minus)
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Noun1.ratbite fever - either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Haverhill fever - the form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States
sodoku, spirillum fever - the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East


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On the subject of rats, I was intrigued to discover that 40,000 human rat bites are reported annually, and that Rattenbisskrankheit, or ratbite fever in its various forms, has been noted clinically for >2,000 years.
 
 
 
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