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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Rat-bite fever

Rat-bite fever

  • Rat bite fever
  • Sodoku
  • Arthritic erythema
  • Haverhill fever
  • Streptobacillary fever

Nature

Rat-bite fever is due to Spirochaeta morsus muris or Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Aggravated by

Rodent vectors of disease
Presentable
Rodent resistance to rodenticides
Presentable

Related

Erythema
Presentable
Arthritis
Presentable

Value

Fever
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Birds, mammals » Rodents, rabbits
  • Medicine » Pathology
  • Medicine » Specific diseases
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024