HyperDic: ratbite_fever

English > 1 sense of the expression ratbite fever:
NOUNstateratbite fevereither of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse
English > ratbite fever: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningEither of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions.
NarrowerHaverhill feverThe form of ratbite fever occurring in the United States
sodoku, spirillum feverThe form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East
Broaderinfectious diseaseA disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

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