ratbite fever

ratbite fever
/rat"buyt'/, Pathol.
either of two relapsing febrile diseases, widely distributed geographically, caused by infection with Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minor and transmitted by rats.
[1905-10; RAT + BITE]

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