Russian troops suffer from 'rat bite fever'

 Telegraph:

Russian soldiers are suffering from an outbreak of rat-bite fever, Ukraine’s defence intelligence (DIU) has said.

Transmitted by dust from rodent excrement, symptoms of the disease include migraines, high temperatures, reduced blood pressure, rashes, vomiting and bleeding from the eyes.

The streptococcal infection is said to have spread rapidly on the Kupyansk front due to complaints initially falling on deaf ears, as Russian commanders believed soldiers were trying to avoid fighting.

The DIU said: “In the Kupyansk direction of the front of the occupiers, rat-bite fever is mowing down en masse.

“As a result, rat-bite fever significantly reduced the fighting ability of the Russian rats.”

I think it is also sometimes described as mouse bite fever.  War is often fought in the dirt or trenches and it is difficult to find a shower in those circumstances. 

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