rat-bite fever

noun3

1. •
   Any febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents.
2. •
   Spirillosis, or sodoku, transmitted by the gram-negative coiled rod Spirillum minus, found in Asia.
3. •
   Streptobacillosis, or Haverhill fever or epidemic arthritic erythema, a severe disease caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis