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ratbite fever

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ratbite fever

[rat-bahyt]
–noun Pathology.
either of two relapsing febrile diseases, widely distributed geographically, caused by infection with Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minor and transmitted by rats.

Origin:
1905–10; rat + bite
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