Preferred Name |
Rat-Bite Fever |
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Synonyms |
Streptobacillosis Spirillosis Rat-Bite Fever |
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Definitions |
An infectious disease that is caused transmitted by the bite of a rat. Two species of bacteria can cause the infection: Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34971 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
An acute infection that is caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis (in North America) or Spirillum minus (in Asia), which is transmitted primarily by rodents; it is characterized by fever, myalgia, arthralgia, and petechial rash. When infections are acquired without a bite the resulting illness is called Haverhill Fever. |
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code |
C34971 |
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Concept_In_Subset | ||
Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
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DEFINITION |
An infectious disease that is caused transmitted by the bite of a rat. Two species of bacteria can cause the infection: Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus. |
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FULL_SYN |
Streptobacillosis Spirillosis Rat-Bite Fever |
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label |
Rat-Bite Fever |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Rat-Bite_Fever |
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Preferred_Name |
Rat-Bite Fever |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C34971 |
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0034686 |
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subClassOf |