rat-bite fever

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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.
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