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Frequency. 1 in 10,000 people [3] Cat-scratch disease ( CSD) is an infectious disease that most often results from a scratch or bite of a cat. [4] Symptoms typically include a non-painful bump or blister at the site of injury and painful and swollen lymph nodes. [2] People may feel tired, have a headache, or a fever. [2]
Cat bites are bites inflicted upon humans, other cats, and other animals by the domestic cat (Latin: Felis catus). Data from the United States show that cat bites represent between 5–15% of all animal bites inflicted to humans, 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.
Sporotrichosis can be acquired by handling cats with the disease; it is an occupational hazard for veterinarians. [1] Treatment depends on the site and extent of infection. [1] Topical antifungals may be applied to skin lesions. [1] Deep infection in the lungs may require surgery. [1]
Dermatophagia. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
The overall theory that feline hyperesthesia syndrome is a behavioural disorder is disputed on the basis of the variability of responses within affected cats to behaviour modification and psychoactive drugs, as a purely behavioural syndrome would be expected to enter remission after the application of the aforementioned therapeutic treatments.
After Hamilton had plastic surgery on his eyes — what humans would call a nip and tuck — he was able to see and interact with his owners with no pain. “These nip and tucks are not cosmetic ...
Rickettsialpox is a mite-borne infectious illness caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia (Rickettsia akari). Physician Robert Huebner and self-trained entomologist Charles Pomerantz played major roles in identifying the cause of the disease after an outbreak in 1946 in a New York City apartment complex, documented in "The Alerting of Mr. Pomerantz," an article by medical writer Berton ...
A typical treatment for a copperhead envenomation consists of four to six vials, but some bites require more. The medicine consists of antibodies which bind and inactivate the venom proteins.