Ghanti Bajao Followup: After floods, now Rat Fever engulfs Kerala
ABP News Bureau
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03 Sep 2018 11:07 PM (IST)
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It is a severe disease caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis, transmitted either by rat bite or ingestion of contaminated products (Haverhill fever). After an incubation period of 2–10 days, Haverhill fever begins with high prostrating fevers, rigors (shivering), headache, and polyarthralgia (joint pain).