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.

Rat-bite fever (RBF) is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human by the rodent's urine or mucous secretions. Alternative names for rat-bite fever include streptobacillary fever, streptobacillosis, spirillary fever, bogger, and epidemic arthritic erythema...