ratbite disease
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ratbite fever — /rætbaɪt ˈfivə/ (say ratbuyt feevuh) noun a relapsing fever, widely distributed geographically, caused by infection with a spirillum transmitted by rats. Also, ratbite disease …
ratbite fever — [rat′bīt΄] n. an infectious disease that is transmitted by the bite of an infected rat or other animal, characterized by a bluish red rash, attacks of fever, and muscular pain, and caused by either a spirochete (Spirillum minus) or by a bacillus… … English World dictionary
ratbite fever — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease • Hyponyms: ↑Haverhill fever, ↑sodoku, ↑spirillum fever … Useful english dictionary
infectious disease — noun a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑communicable disease • Hyponyms: ↑AIDS, ↑acquired immune deficiency syndrome, ↑brucellosis, ↑undulant fever, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Haverhill fever — noun the form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States • Hypernyms: ↑ratbite fever * * * ˈhāv(ə)rə̇l noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: from Haverhill, Mass., where the disease appeared in epidemic proportions in 1926 : rat bite… … Useful english dictionary
