rat-bite fever
MONDO:0006941Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names rat-bite fever yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006941), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
32 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- FeverHPOHP:0001945
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ArthralgiaHPOHP:0002829
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ArthritisHPOHP:0001369
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Morbilliform rashHPOHP:0012282
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Skin rashHPOHP:0000988
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- VomitingHPOHP:0002013
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Back painHPOHP:0003418
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- ChillsHPOHP:0025143
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- DiarrheaHPOHP:0002014
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Diminished movementHPOHP:0002374
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Erythema nodosumHPOHP:0012219
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
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- LymphadenitisHPOHP:0002840
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Maculopapular exanthemaHPOHP:0040186
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- MyalgiaHPOHP:0003326
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- OligoarthritisHPOHP:0040313
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- PharyngitisHPOHP:0025439
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- PustuleHPOHP:0200039
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: rat-bite fever
- Also called
- spirillosisStreptobacillosis