The incident came to light after the family members of the patient, SK Mujeebuddin, discovered rat bites on the fingers and toes on the right side of his body. A resident of Kamareddy, Mujeebuddin ...

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.

Individual, 76, suffered bites to two of his fingers, he told doctors Was admitted to hospital two weeks later with a serious infection from the rat READ MORE: Man in Arkansas catches virus ...

The tiny infant, just hours old, had endured unimaginable trauma, her delicate skin bearing the marks of rat bites. "When I was relieving myself, I heard the sound of a baby crying very badly.