• 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...
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    1916, S. moniliformis was determined to be the causative source of rat-bite fever. Some isolates of S. moniliformis have been collected from the upper...
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  • known as Spirillum minor). It is a form of rat-bite fever (RBF). The initial scratch or wound caused by a bite from a carrier rodent results in mild inflammatory...
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    Haverhill fever form of rat bite fever. (Notes Spirillum minus is also an agent of rat bite fever, in the form known as Sodoku.) Haverhill fever, which is...
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    have a mortality rate of up to 13%. Among the two types of rat-bite fever, Haverhill fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis is most common in North...
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    pet's contaminated food, water, or bedding. Another risk to rat owners is rat-bite fever. This is a rare disease among domesticated rats and is most often...
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  • Spirillum minus is an organism associated with rat-bite fever (specifically sodoku) that has never been fully identified and was assigned to the genus...
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    diseases that may feature intermittent fever. Malaria Tuberculosis Sepsis Kala azar Borreliosis (Lyme disease) Rat-bite fever Epstein-barr virus Chronic meningococcemia...
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    people bitten by a rat seek immediate medical attention, as bacteria from the rat's teeth can cause tetanus as well as rat-bite fever, which can be fatal...
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    endocarditis, brucellosis, Burkholderia infection, plague, tularemia, and rat bite fever. For active tuberculosis it is often given together with isoniazid,...
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    The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread...
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    as[citation needed] Plague Murine typhus Leptospirosis Salmonellosis Rat bite fever Warfarin is a first-generation anticoagulant that relies on multiple...
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    Petco. In 2013, a 10-year-old boy died when he contracted rat-bite fever from his pet rat and his family filed a lawsuit against Petco, but the jury...
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  • Fever of unknown origin (FUO) refers to a condition in which the patient has an elevated temperature (fever) for which no cause can be found despite investigations...
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    Pasteurella infections including bacteraemia and meningitis, Haverhill fever; rat-bite fever and disseminated gonococcal infections, meningococcal meningitis...
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  • transmitted from non-humans to humans through media such as air (influenza) or bites and saliva (rabies). In contrast, transmission can also occur via an intermediate...
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    breakdown of red blood cells. Headaches, vomiting and a mild fever may also occur. Feeding bites have characteristic patterns and symptoms that reflect feeding...
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    which included identifying the infectious agents of dysentery and rat bite fever, He was a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. In...
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    such as the tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) and spiny rat mite (Laelaps echidnina), which will opportunistically bite and feed on humans, where...
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    trying to develop a vaccine for rat-bite fever. After becoming assistant to Andrew Sellards, he started working on yellow fever. In 1926, they disproved Hideyo...
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    Typhus (redirect from Typhus Fever)
    typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache...
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  • function kernel or RBF kernel Random Block File, an OS-9 file manager Rat-bite fever Renal blood flow Revenue Based Financing Rubidium fluoride, chemical...
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  • Asttina Mandella Farewell Message: "Rude. Always to remember to have RAT BITE FEVER. Love you all FOREVER + ALWAYS. Asttina" 12 4 "Morning Glory"...
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    hot-foot syndrome Pyogenic paronychia Pyomyositis Q fever Queensland tick typhus Rat-bite fever Recurrent toxin-mediated perineal erythema Rhinoscleroma...
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  • Tularemia 022 Anthrax 023 Brucellosis 024 Glanders 025 Melioidosis 026 Rat-bite fever 027 Other zoonotic bacterial diseases 027.0 Listeriosis 027.1 Erysipelothrix...
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  • six-year-old boy gets a fever, red spots, a swollen mouth, loss of appetite, leg weakness, and breathing difficulties from rat bite fever caused by Streptobacillus...
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  • which belongs to Peter's second attacker. Daniel finds Jordy, who has rat-bite fever. Jordy killed Peter when he waved a knife at him. Doug introduces Renae...
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    site of a riot in 1915 as well as the eponymous Haverhill fever, also known as rat-bite fever, in 1926. In the early part of the 20th century, the manufacturing...
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    and subsequently transmit the parasite to other rodents and humans. The bite of this mite leaves a characteristic black eschar that is useful to the doctor...
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  • animal bite Rat bite fever (Haverhill fever) rats bite/scratch, milk, water Rift Valley fever cattle, goats, sheep direct contact, mosquito bite Ringworm...
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