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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] Symptoms typically begin within 3–14 days following ...
Bartonella henselae, formerly Rochalimæa henselae, is a bacterium that is the causative agent of cat-scratch disease [1] (bartonellosis). Bartonella henselae is a member of the genus Bartonella, one of the most common types of bacteria in the world. [specify] It is a facultative intracellular microbe that targets red blood cells.
Cat scratch disease (CSD), which is also sometimes called cat scratch fever, occurs when someone comes into contact with Bartonella henselae bacteria, according to Verywell Health.
Cat scratch disease occurs worldwide. Cats are the main reservoir of Bartonella henselae, and the bacterium is transmitted to cats by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. [29] Infection in cats is very common with a prevalence estimated between 40 and 60%, younger cats being more commonly infective. Cats usually become immune to the infection ...
Bartonella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.It is the only genus in the family Bartonellaceae. [2] [3] Facultative intracellular parasites, Bartonella species can infect healthy people, but are considered especially important as opportunistic pathogens. [4]
CSF is a bacterial disease that can be transferred by kissing cats or touching your face after touching a cat's fur. Kittens are more likely to be carriers of the disease than older cats ...
If an infected cat bite is left untreated, it can develop into cat scratch fever, which is a bacterial infection that causes flu-like symptoms and can cause serious complications such as ...
Afipia felis is the type species of the Afipia bacterial genus. [1] It was formerly thought to cause cat-scratch disease.It is a Gram-negative, oxidase-positive, nonfermentative rod in the alpha-2 subgroup of the class Proteobacteria.