What is "sodoku"

n. A bacterial zoonotic disease, a form of rat-bite fever caused by the bacterium ''Spirillum minus''.

n. the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East [syn: spirillum fever]

Sodoku (鼠毒) is a bacterial zoonotic disease. It is caused by the Gram-negative rod Spirillum minus (also known as Spirillium minor). It is a form of rat-bite fever (RBF).