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Cat-scratch fever, felinosis, Teeny's disease, inoculation lymphoreticulosis, subacute regional lymphadenitis [1] An enlarged lymph node in the armpit region of a person with cat-scratch disease, and wounds from a cat scratch on the hand. Specialty: Infectious disease: Symptoms: Bump at the site of the bite or scratch, swollen and painful lymph ...
Some cases have been found in children who had previous heart-valve disease; these children got endocarditis from B. henselae infection. Some patients had hepatosplenic involvement, myalgia, and arthritis after exposure to B. henselae. [10] In rare cases, osteomyelitis, an infection in the bone, can be a manifestation of B. henselae. [11]
Cat bites are bites inflicted upon humans, other cats, and other animals by the domestic cat (Felis catus). [1] [2] Data from the United States show that cat bites represent between 5–15% of all animal bites inflicted to humans, [3] [4] but it has been argued that this figure could be the consequence of under-reporting as bites made by cats are considered by some to be unimportant.
Without reason, Scherer’s cat, named Zoey, bit her on her right wrist and left her with multiple puncture wounds. Simpson’s arm swelled to three times the normal size.
It’s possible for any cat to pass along this bacteria and infect a human with CSD, however, it’s much more typical with stray cats, says Waters, as they are “more likely to have fleas and ...
Findings highlight role of cats as reservoirs of ‘as yet undiscovered bacterial species’
The US estimated annual count of animal bites is 250,000 human bites, 1 to 2 million dog bites, 400,000 cat bites, and 45,000 bites from snakes. Bites from skunks, horses, squirrels, rats, rabbits, pigs, and monkeys may be up to 1 percent of bite injuries. Pet ferrets attacks that were unprovoked have caused serious facial injuries.
Pasteurellosis is an infection with a species of the bacterial genus Pasteurella, [1] which is found in humans and other animals. Pasteurella multocida (subspecies P. m. septica and P. m. multocida) is carried in the mouth and respiratory tract of various animals, including pigs. [2] It is a small, Gram-negative bacillus with bipolar staining ...