Cat Scratching
Cat Scratching
What Cat Scratch Disease is
Around 90% of people who own cats will be infected and suffer from cat scratch disease. The disease is caused when a cat who has been infected with the bacterium - bartonella henselae - licks, bites, or scratches someone. A cat will usually be infected by the bacterium through fleas.
In the United States close to 22,000 cases of cat scratch disease are diagnosed annually. Most patients are under the age of 21. This is because younger children have a higher risk of being bitten or scratched by cats because of the way that they play with them.
Symptoms Of Cat Scratch Fever
After a few days of being scratched or licked or bitten by a cat a small bump or blister will form called an inoculation lesion. Most people will mistake this for a bug bite. They will usually appear on the hands, arms, head, or scalp. These lesions are usually not painful.
Within a couple of weeks the scratch or one of the lymph nodes close to the area where the lesion is will begin to swell and become tender to the touch. If the lesion is on the arm then the lymph nodes in the elbow or the armpit will begin to swell.
The swollen lymph nodes will begin to show more often in the neck. However, if the lesion is on the leg it is more likely that the nodes located in the groin will swell. The skin around the swollen lymph nodes will turn red and become warm and may begin to drain pus after some time.
Swollen lymph nodes are the most common symptoms of cat scratch fever - but some people may experience other more general symptoms along with this. One third of people infect with cat scratch disease will experience fatigue, fever, headache, loss of appetite, rash, and sore throat.
About the Author
Learning what Cat Scratch Disease is can help you to understand how to take care of it and to recognize it. This is just one disease that cats can spread to humans. Learn what Cat Rabies is and how it can spread to humans.
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