Rat bite almost kills man
A man from Leicester is lucky to be alive after catching a rare disease when he was bitten on the hand by a rat.
Pet rat Dotty bit man as he fed her through cage bars
A man who nearly died after contracting a rare infection from a rat bite said he had been feeding and stroking the pet rat before it attacked.
Chris Hammond was even tested for meningitis as his condition initially baffled doctors.
It was not until about a week later they diagnosed him with Streptobacillus moniliformis, or rat bite fever.
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