RAT-BITE FEVER ACQUIRED FROM A DOG

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Abstract
Rat-bite fever, or sodoku, from the Japanese so (rat) and doku (poison), has been recognized as a clinical entity in India for many centuries. Row1 quotes a description of the disease by Wagabhatt, an ancient Indian who lived 2,300 years ago. Early modern reports of cases were made by Wilcox2 and by Watson3 in 1840. Miyake4 described the symptomatology in detail in 1899. Excellent reviews have appeared recently; notably those of Robertson,5 who gives a summary of the etiologic aspects of the disease and appends a good bibliography; McDermott,6 who studied the biologic characteristics of the organism, and Bayne-Jones,7 who reviewed the cases reported in the United States. Rat-bite fever is widely distributed over the world. Perhaps the disease is more common than is generally recognized. Many people die after the bite of a rat without a definite diagnosis. Neel8 reports that,

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