The name given to rat-bite fever when the illness is acquired by the ingestion of the bacterium is:
a. sodoku.
b. Haverhill fever.
c. monillic fever.
d. monillic gastritis.
B
S. moniliformis is transmitted by two routes: (1) by rat bite or direct contact with rats or (2) by the ingestion of contaminated food or water. Despite the different modes of transmission, the clinical manifestations of S. moniliformis infection are similar. When S. moniliformis is acquired by ingestion, then the disease is called Haverhill fever.
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