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Fiebre por mordedura de rata

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Nombres alternativos:

Fiebre de Haverhill; Sodoku; Fiebre estreptobacilar; Eritema artrítico epidémico; Fiebre espirilar; Estreptobacilosis

Prevención:

La fiebre por mordedura de rata se puede prevenir evitando el contacto con las ratas o los sitios donde habiten ratas contaminadas. Asimismo, tomar antibióticos por vía oral después de la mordedura de una rata también puede ayudar a prevenir esta enfermedad.

• Fecha de revisión: 11/27/2006
• Versión en inglés revisada por: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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