Rat-bite fever is a systemic febrile zoonotic illness caused by either Streptobacillus moniliformis, common in Western countries, or Spirillum minus, which is the most prevalent pathogen in Asia. It is manifested by acute relapsing fever with migratory polyarthralgia. It is transmitted from rodents to humans either by rodent urine or from mucosal secretions.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases
1B90 Rat-bite fevers
H01314 Rat-bite fever
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by fusobacteria
H01314 Rat-bite fever
Pathogen
Streptobacillus moniliformis [GN:smf] Spirillum minus
Drug
Penicillin G potassium [DR:D01053]
Penicillin G procaine [DR:D02461]
Penicillin G sodium [DR:D05408]
