Cat Scratch Disease Essay

I, Nicole Shantel Geiger, believe I’m a strong candidate for the CAT Scholarship. I was born four months early at one pound and one and a half ounces and have since then been known as a miracle baby. I’ve always been known as a fighter and described as strong due to the medical triumphs I faced from open heart surgery to almost dying at birth.

"All the things I am about to tell you are shameless lies." So begins the Books of Bokonon. Bokononism is an original religion that is introduced in this book, Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. The book shows the importance of religion, even if that religion is "shameless lies". It also displays how people convince themselves that things are better then they really are. I read this book because of a promise I made to my father. I'm glad I made that promise; I just read a delightfully funny and deep tale about the end of the world.

Feline Herpes Virus 1 is a highly contagious virus among cats, also known as Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis. It is one of the most common causes of upper respiratory infections and colds in cats. All cats are prone to the virus, but kittens and cats with a weakened immune system are at a higher risk of contracting it. The virus is most commonly contracted through cat-to-cat transmission, such as a cat coming into contact with an infected cat’s eye, mouth or nose discharge, sharing litter boxes, sharing food and water dishes, and through mutual grooming. A mother cat may pass it on to her kitten in the womb if she is infected. It can also be found in shelters and multi-cat households. Symptoms of FHV-1 include sudden onset bouts of sneezing,

Studies have shown that the children who grow up in homes with animals have a better ability to show empathy later and as adults. Pets are easy to communicate with, and their body language is much simpler than a human’s. This simple body language allows children to learn to empathize with them, a skill they can carry with them as they go through life (Holistic Online, 2007).

My cat was 7 months old and he was diagnose with FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS or known as FIP. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease of cats caused by certain strains of a virus called the feline coronavirus. Most strains of feline coronavirus are avirulent, which means that they do not cause disease, and are referred to as feline enteric coronavirus. Cats infected with a feline coronavirus generally do not show any symptoms during the initial viral

This virus is an extremely common cause of respiratory disease and often results in chronic, often life-long, infection with intermittent recurrences causing respiratory and sometimes eye disease. It is spread easily through airborne respiratory secretions and direct contact with a carrier cat or contaminated objects. Calicivirus a common viral infectious respiratory disease, it can also cause mouth sores resulting in severe oral pain. Spread by direct contact with an infected cat or by contact with contaminated objects. The virus is very resistant to disinfectants and persists in the environment. Panleukopenia a severe, highly infectious and sometimes fatal disease of the gastrointestinal tract, the immune system and the nervous system. The disease is named for the characteristic severe decrease in white blood cells, the body’s defense against disease. The virus is very persistent in the environment. This virus spreads by direct contact with infected cats or by contact with viral particles in the

Animal or zoophilic infections are usually periodic and restricted to the areas where the host animal is found. Microsporum canis, the cat and dog ringworm, is the commonest of the zoophilic infections worldwide and spread occurs directly from an infected animal and, probably, from contaminated furniture, floors and carpets in the home environment. I contrast, Anthropophilic dermatophytes are more common in the community. In some cases there is evidence to support the existence of localized epidemics of

I think that the people that you shouldn’t train the animals should be put down because, their the one training the dog to be mean to people that they don’t know.

Growth is a characteristic that comes with time. It can define the path of one’s personal success. That path or journey, our strengths and weaknesses can be tested. We can be pushed past our limits and bring out the fear in us. It is a learning experience that can shape the person that we grow up to be. New and different experiences help add to our knowledge and personality. It can also change our ways of living and beliefs. These experiences can take us on a journey with new people that can help you learn new things about yourself that you never discovered. The knowledge taught by these people can assist in your growth ,spiritually and emotionally. In Michael Ondaatje’s novel, The Cat’s Table, eleven year old Michael is taken out of his

When evaluating any patient with lymphadenitis a detailed history is paramount to finding the cause of the lymphadenitis, which can help guide treatment. Our patient has several elements in his history that point us to an infectious cause of his lymphadenopathy: exposure to pets, potential sexual activity, and skin flora exposure to an open wound. Our patient plays roughly with his kitten who scratches him on his legs. Bartonella henselae is a gram negative bacterium that can cause cat-scratch disease, which is characterized by tender regional unilateral lymphadenopathy. In this disease, inguinal lymphadenopathy is present 18% of the time, which warrants its consideration in our differential diagnoisis1. Given his age, sexually transmitted infection or infectious mononucleosis should always be contemplated as a cause of his

In the year 1883, German Physician Alfred Buchwald determined an unusual infection of skin affliction (ACA) Acrodermatitis chronic atrophicans in its late stage, the acute symptoms fibrosis of the skin causing extreme inflammation were determined to be caused by an infection of Borrelia afzelii, a strain of Lyme disease found in Europe. (Lymediseaseguide.org “What is Lyme disease” May 29, 2016). According to the CDC Lyme disease was nationally recognized in the United States, during the late 1970’s, a rheumatologist from Yale provided the first example of the affliction; initially it was deemed an unconventional onset, of pubescent rheumatoid arthritis, in a town called Lyme, Connecticut yet over the course of his studies it was later determined to be an arthropod vector transmitting disease.

Dissection of a Cat I do not know how I missed the fairy tale, “Puss in Boots” as I was growing up, but I did. I heard lots of fairy tales, but I did not hear this one. I can remember somewhere seeing a picture of a cat dressed up in boots and a hat with a bag over his shoulder, but frankly, I thought the name of the story was “Puss and Boots.” I would have guessed it was about two cats, one named Puss and the other named Boots.

EEOC clearly suggests that employers should provide training to employees in this area of unfair employment practices. The EEOC also suggest companies teach on the laws that prohibit harassment and discrimination in the workplace environment. (Meier et. al., 2005) The EEOC further recommends companies, where discrimination had already occurred training, should be mandatory.

Cats are adorable family pets, but pet owner should be cautioned as these little animal ca cause severe infections. A bite, a lick or a scratch can be serious. With this case a looked at the symptoms this 66-year-old was exhibiting after being bitten by a cat. The pain, redness chills fever, axillary tenderness the two-puncture wound and so forth. With her gram stain showing that she has a gram-negative coccobacillus, that grows well on the blood agar as also on the MacConkey agar. I concluded that the organism that she is infected with is the Pasteurella Multocida. According to my research this organism is gran negative cocci bacilli, it is a natural inhabitant of the skin, digestive tract and oral cavity and respiratory tract of cat. As

Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases of animals. Treating pets is one of the most profitable fields in veterinary medicine. The proper vaccination of animals and the diagnosis of diseases are part of a veterinarian’s duties.