Spirillosis

Definition

Spirillary rat-bite fever, also known as Sodoku (Japanese for so: rat and doku: poison), is an infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative bacillus Spirillum minus and is transmitted to humans through the bites and scratches of rats, and characterized by local inflammation, fever, lyphoadenopathies and macular rash (50% of cases).

Inclusions

• Sodoku

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