ratbite fever

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ratbite fever, disease [ˈrætˌbaɪt]

(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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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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