Rat-bite fever
HUMAN DISEASE
Rat-Bite Fever; Rat-bite fevers; Rat Bite Fever; Streptobacillary Fever; Streptobacillary fever; Rat bite fever; Streptobacillary rat-bite fever; Spirillum minor rat-bite fever
Rat-bite fever (RBF) is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human by the rodent's urine or mucous secretions. Alternative names for rat-bite fever include streptobacillary fever, streptobacillosis, spirillary fever, bogger, and epidemic arthritic erythema.