rat-bite fever
Any febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodentsAny febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents.: Spirillosis, or sodoku, transmitted by the gram-negative coiled rod Spirillum minus, found in Asia.
Meaning
2 sensesAny febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents.
(uncountable)Spirillosis, or sodoku, transmitted by the gram-negative coiled rod Spirillum minus, found in Asia.
(uncountable)Streptobacillosis, or Haverhill fever or epidemic arthritic erythema, a severe disease caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis
Synonyms
1 synonymsRBF
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcat-scratch fever
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable