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Rat-bite fever (RBF) is a zoonotic disease caused primarily by the bacterium Streptobacillus moniliformis, which is commonly found in rats and can be transmitted to humans through bites or scratches.

An animal bite or exposure is defined as having one's skin pierced or abraded by animal teeth or claws, or by coming in contact with animal saliva or tissue on abraded skin, eyes, or mucus membranes.

These include Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), Leptospirosis, Rat-Bite Fever, Salmonellosis, Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCMV), Plague, Typhus, Tularemia and Rickettsial Infections.