spirillum fever

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Definition

Noun: * Spirillum Fever: A specific infectious disease, also known as one form of rat-bite fever, caused by the bacterium Spirillum minus. It is characterized by fever, inflammation at the site of the initial rat bite, skin rash, and muscle pain, and is primarily found in the Far East.

Usage
  • The term is a medical and scientific noun used to name a specific disease. It is typically used in clinical, epidemiological, and historical contexts.
  • Example: "The patient's symptoms and travel history to Asia led the doctor to suspect spirillum fever."
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used in contrast to "streptobacillary fever," which is the other main form of rat-bite fever caused by and more common in the Americas and Europe.
  • Example: "While both are types of rat-bite fever, spirillum fever (Sodoku) and streptobacillary fever have different causative agents and slightly different symptom progressions."
Variants and Related Words
  • Sodoku: This is the Japanese name for the same disease, often used synonymously with "spirillum fever."
  • Rat-bite Fever: The broader disease category which includes spirillum fever.
  • Spirillum minus: The scientific name of the bacterium that causes the disease.
Synonyms
  • Sodoku
Different Meanings
  • As a highly specific medical term, "spirillum fever" does not have other common meanings. It refers exclusively to the disease caused by .
Noun
  1. the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East

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