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A lesion on the hand of a person with cat-scratch disease. Cat-scratch disease commonly presents as tender, swollen lymph nodes near the site of the inoculating bite or scratch or on the neck, and is usually limited to one side. This condition is referred to as regional lymphadenopathy and occurs 1–3 weeks after inoculation. [5]
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 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 ...
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.
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 ...
Named after Brazilian scientist Henrique da Rocha Lima, [3] B. rochalimae is also closely related to Bartonella henselae, a bacterium identified in the mid-1990s during the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco as the cause of cat scratch fever, which still infects more than 24,000 people in the United States each year. [4]
The acute phase is also called the hematic phase or Oroya fever. [2] The most common findings are fever (usually sustained, but with temperature no greater than 102 °F or 39 °C), pale appearance, malaise, painless liver enlargement , jaundice , enlarged lymph nodes , and enlarged spleen .