Streptobacillary RBF is caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in North America while spirillary RBF or sodoku is caused by Spirillum minus. People usually get the disease from infected rodents or ...

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It is mainly caused by two known bacteria: “Streptobacillus moniliformis” and “Spirillum minus”. A rat bite transmits the disease, but it cannot spread from person to person. Fever, vomiting, head and ...

A rat bite can be dangerous if it develops into a bacterial infection called rat-bite fever. If you are bitten by a rat, take it seriously and treat it right away. While rats are generally more afraid ...

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The second is called spirillum minus, which causes spirillary rat bite fever. This is also sometimes known as sodoku. Only streptobacillary rat bite fever has been reported in the United States.

The fever is caused by the bacteria Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus - with a person catching the fever if they have been bitten or scratched by an infected animal. It can also be ...

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