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rat-bite fever en · NOUN

Meanings

(uncountable) 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) 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

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cat-scratch fever

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