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ratbite fever

DEFINITIONS OF: ratbite fever

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n 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

Types:
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
Type of:
infectious disease
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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