sodoku
9.9
A disease from a rat bite that causes fever, rash and repeated infection at the bite site
- noun
- Specialized
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sodoku
- After being bitten by a rat in Japan, the patient was diagnosed with sodoku.
Examples
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Treatment for sodoku generally involves antibiotics to combat the infection.
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Unlike other forms of rat-bite fever, sodoku is more prevalent in East Asian countries.
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He was diagnosed with sodoku after returning from Asia.
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What are the symptoms of sodoku?
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After being bitten by a rat in Japan, the patient was diagnosed with sodoku.
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Treatment for sodoku generally involves antibiotics to combat the infection.
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Unlike other forms of rat-bite fever, sodoku is more prevalent in East Asian countries.
Synonyms
9.9
A disease from rat bites that occurs in parts of East Asia
is the same illness but specifies a single species as the causative bacterium
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sodoku comes from Japanese words that mean 'rat' and 'bite'. That's why sodoku literally means 'rat bite' and is used for the infection you can get after a rat bite.
