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Term ID: | 20532 |
Name: | spirillary rat-bite fever |
Definition: | Spirillary rat-bite fever (RBF), also known as Sodoku (Japanese for so: rat and doku: poison), is caused by the gram-negative bacillus Spirillum minus and is transmitted to humans through the bites and scratches of rats. The disease is mostly present in Asia. |
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Synonyms: | sodoku; sodoku disease; Spirillary fever; spirillosis |
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