rat-bite fever
noun› Any febrile human illness caused by bacteria…
1
Spirillosis, or sodoku, transmitted by the gram-negative coiled rod Spirillum minus, found in Asia.
2
Streptobacillosis, or Haverhill fever or epidemic arthritic erythema, a severe disease caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis
- Synonyms
- RBF
- Derived terms
- RBF
- Related terms
- cat-scratch fever