"rat-bite fever" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rat-bite fever (uncountable)
  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.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-rat-bite_fever-en-noun-4XODgod6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  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
    Tags: uncountable Synonyms: RBF [abbreviation] Derived forms: RBF [abbreviation] Related terms: cat-scratch fever
    Sense id: en-rat-bite_fever-en-noun-GPWJ2x7n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

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