Ratbite Fever Bacterium (Noun)
Meaning
A bacterium causing ratbite fever.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The ratbite fever bacterium can be transmitted through bites from infected rodents or other small mammals.
- Streptobacillus moniliformis is a type of ratbite fever bacterium commonly found in rodents.
- In rare cases, people can become infected with the ratbite fever bacterium through accidental exposures to infected saliva or tissues.
- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and Streptobacillus moniliformis are both ratbite fever bacterium species associated with the disease.
- If left untreated, the ratbite fever bacterium infection can lead to serious health complications, including abscesses, endocarditis, and other systemic infections.