no they did not bite a rat.
influenza
You usually do not have to vaccinate at all after a rat bite.
Streptobacillary rat-bite fever occurs up to 22 days after the initial bite or scratch
No
RAT! plus they have more diseases.
yes it can bite
If it hurts
No, they will bite but rat snakes are not venomous and they lack the two fangs seen in venomous species, a bite from any rat snake can be rather painful, as the saliva of the snake may contain bacteria causing an infection that must be treated.
penicillin antibiotics
Shots of procaine penicillin G or penicillin V by mouth are effective against both streptobacillary and spirillary rat-bite fever
Rat-Bite fever is a rare disease caused by a bacterium called Streptobacillus moniliformis. This bacterium is found worldwide. However, in Asia, the bacterium Spirillum minus also causes Rat-Bite fever. 50-100 % of wild rats carry this disease.