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  1. www.cdc.gov › rat-bite-feverAbout Rat Bite Fever (RBF) | Rat-bite Fever (RBF) | CDC

    Apr 23, 2024 · Rat-bite fever (RBF) is an infectious disease people can get from contact with rodents. Anyone can get RBF, but having pet rodents or working with rodents may increase your risk. If not treated quickly, the disease can lead to severe illness and possibly death.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rat-bite_feverRat-bite fever - Wikipedia

    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 by the rodent's urine or mucous secretions. Alternative names for rat-bite fever include streptobacillary fever, streptobacillosis, spirillary fever, bogger, and epidemic arthritic erythema.

  3. www.cdc.gov › rat-bite-fever › hcpClinical Overview of Rat Bite Fever (RBF) - CDC

    May 22, 2024 · Rat-bite fever (RBF) is an infectious disease caused by two different bacteria: Streptobacillus moniliformisn and Spirillum minus. Overview. RBF is known to be rare in the United States. Currently, rat bite fever is not reportable in any U.S. state or territory and is not nationally notifiable.

  4. my.clevelandclinic.org › health › diseasesRat-Bite Fever: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

    Jul 21, 2023 · Rat-bite fever (RBF) is a rare bacterial disease that most commonly spreads through the bite of infected rats. RBF can also spread if an infected rat scratches you or if you come into contact with rat saliva (spit), feces (poop) or urine (pee). RBF can be a serious and even deadly infection.

  5. www.healthline.com › health › rat-bite-feverRat Bite: Pictures, Rat-Bite Fever, Treatment, and Complications

    Feb 12, 2019 · Rat-bite fever (RBF), as its name suggests, is a condition that can develop following a rat bite. Bites from squirrels, mice, weasels, and cats can also cause rat-bite fever, though not as...

  6. www.msdmanuals.com › rat-bite-feverRat-Bite Fever - Infections - MSD Manual Consumer Version

    Rat-bite fever is an infection caused by either Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minus bacteria. People usually get the infection when they are bitten by an infected rat. Streptobacillary rat-bite fever causes joint pain. Spirillary rat-bite fever causes swollen lymph nodes. Both types cause a fever that comes and goes and a rash.

  7. www.msdmanuals.com › spirochetes › rat-bite-feverRat-Bite Fever - Rat-Bite Fever - MSD Manual Professional Edition

    Rat-bite fever is caused by either Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minus. Symptoms of the streptobacillary form include fever, rash, and arthralgias. The spirillary form causes relapsing fever, rash, and regional lymphadenitis.