Rat Bite Fever
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Animal bites
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Fever
Headache
Joint pains
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Rat bite of the arm
Rat bite of the face
Rat bite of the foot
Rat bite of the hand
Rat bite of the leg
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Rat Bite Fever References:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rat-bite fever--New Mexico, 1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998 Feb 13;47(5):89-91.
Graves MH, Janda JM. Rat-bite fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis): a potential emerging disease. Int J Infect Dis. 2001;5(3):151-5.
