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    called Bartonella Henselae is transmitted from ticks to cats via their feces. Once this bacterium is transmitted to the cat it can be easily passed on to a human via the saliva through a cat scratch, lick or bite. The disease associated with this bacterium is known as Cat Scratch Fever (disease). Although being called cat scratch fever this disease is more common in kittens as they maybe too young for flea treatments making them more susceptible to acquire the infected flea. Bartonella Henselae is

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    Catch scratch fever disease is a bacterial infection caused by Bartonell henselae bacteria. This disease gets in name because people contract it from cats. It is one of the most common bacteria in the world. Most infections usually occur after scratches from domestic or feral cats, especially kittens. CDS occurs whenever cats and fleas are around. Common symptoms include fever; enlarged lymph nodes, scab or pustule at the scratch site. In the United States, most cases occur in the fall and winter

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    Cat scratch fever, also known as cat scratch disease (CSD), is given to human by cats. It can be contracted from a bite or scratch from a cat, it comes from a bacterium known as Bartonella Henselae which is a gram-negative rod. About 40% of cats carry the disease but most of them are around the age of 1 year old or younger. Kittens at this age are learning how to use their teeth and claws as ways to protect themselves or catch their prey. People who have kittens are more likely to get it since the

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    of inoculation may look like an insect bite.” (Springer US:n.p.,1985. Http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4613-2415-7_96. Springer US. Web.) Cat scratch disease is a disease that infects cats with a bacterium known as Bartonella henselae. Bartonella henselae is also formerly known as Rochalimea. This bacteria is a “proteobacterium, it is also the bacteria that is causative for cat scratch disease”. (Stoppler, Melissa. "Cat Scratch Fever Symptoms and Treatment on Medicinenet.com.")

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    Cat scratch disease (CSD) or cat scratch fever is a bacterial infection that most commonly spreads through cats. Cat scratch fever can only be transmitted if a cat infected with Bartonella henselae licks an open wound or breaks the skin. CSD can also be spread through the mucous membranes. It is possible to contract CSD from just petting a kitten or grown cat because the bacteria can also be on the fur. The severity of CSD is unique to each case but overall CSD is a mild bacterial infection that

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    lymphadenopathy that typically more prevalent in young children and immunocompromised individuals. Cat-scratch fever is just as the name suggest is passed to humans by being either being scratched or bitten by a cat that has been infected with Bartonella henselae. B henselae is the rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria that causes cat-scratch disease. When looking at this disease it will important to discuss the Epidemiology, the incubation and duration, signs and symptoms, diagnosis as well as treatment as well

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    found in the fur of the cat or mouth and the virus is transmitted to the human through a scratch and the process of transmitting the virus to human is known as cat scratch – Actually, the fact is that nearly 40 percent of the cat in the world has Bartonella virus that is dangerous for humans and cause effects to the human

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    CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE Overview Cat scratch fever is also called cat scratch disease (CSD), it is a bacterial infection. The infection takes its name because most of the people get from cats infected with Bartonella Hensel ae, which is one of the most common bacteria in the world that mostly spread by the cat. Causes CSD is a bacterial infection spread which occurs by the bite and scratch by the cat but sometimes Dog and monkey bites also have been implicated, as well as thorns, pins, and splinters

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    done through technology, advancing medical practices, and even through education. However, when something critical from the past starts introducing itself into society again, it is imperative that research is done to figure out why it is happening. Bartonella quintana is a pathogen that is known to cause trench fever. The pathogen is carried by the louse vector and is transmitted to humans only. This disease was first found in soldiers from WWI in 1915 when it affected more than 1 million people and

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    On admission, the body temperature was 39ºC. Physical examination revealed an ill-appearing well-developed girl with mild pallor, and anicteric sclera. The patient had right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness with no distension or hepatomegaly. Relevant laboratory data included white blood cell count of 13.780/μL with 78% neutrophils; hemoglobin, 10.9 g/dL and C-reactive protein was 325 mg/L. Liver function tests, blood urea nitrogen and electrolytes were within reference ranges. Chest radiograph

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