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MeSH Heading: Rat-Bite Fever
Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.400.771
Unique ID: D011906
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011906
Scope Note: A syndrome characterized by recurring fever, rash, and arthralgias occurring days to weeks after a rat bite. The causative agents are either Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minus.
Entry Term(s): Haverhill Fever; Ratbite Fever; Sodoku; Spirillum minus Infection; Streptobacillus moniliformis Endocarditis; Streptobacillus moniliformis Infection
NLM Classification #: WC 390
Public MeSH Note: RAT-BITE FEVER, SPIRILLARY was heading 1963-67
Online Note: use RAT-BITE FEVER to search RAT-BITE FEVER, SPIRILLARY 1966-67
History Note: RAT-BITE FEVER, SPIRILLARY was heading 1963-67
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/01/28

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0018507
Scope Note: A syndrome characterized by recurring fever, rash, and arthralgias occurring days to weeks after a rat bite. The causative agents are either Streptobacillus moniliformis or Spirillum minus.
Terms: Rat-Bite Fever Preferred Term
Term UI T035178
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Haverhill Fever
Term UI T000909108
Date10/07/2016
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Ratbite Fever
Term UI T035179
Date12/07/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Streptobacillus moniliformis Infection
Term UI T000909110
Date10/07/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Spirillum minus Infection
Term UI T000966148
Date08/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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