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Those who are immunocompromised are more susceptible to infection from a cat bite. [8] Data show that cat bites are more common found in women than in men, [3] and in older adults, particularly those over 75 years old. [3] Cat bites are more frequent in the mornings, [3] during spring and summer. [6] The most commonly affected human body part ...
Transmission of the infection to the human from the cat has been attributed to kissing the cat, providing care that exposes the person to the body fluids of the cat and sleeping with the cat. [1] [10] [3] Kittens are more likely to transmit the bacterium than adult cats. [10] Exposure to cats with this infection has been associated with ...
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 ...
When black widows bite, they release a neurotoxin into your body which can cause symptoms such as pain throughout the body, nausea and fever. The symptoms typically begin to worsen within 15 ...
Findings highlight role of cats as reservoirs of ‘as yet undiscovered bacterial species’ UK man bitten by cat contracts previously unknown and ‘extensive’ bacterial infection Skip to main ...
Avian influenza in cats; Bladder cancer in cats and dogs; Bone cancer in cats and dogs; Cancer in cats; Cat worm infections; Cat flu, an upper respiratory tract infection, caused by: Bordetella bronchiseptica [3] Chlamydophila felis; Feline calicivirus [4] Feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) [4] FHV-1 [4] Cat-scratch disease; Cat skin disorders
A 2012 survey of 445 purebred pet cats and 45 shelter cats in Finland found an overall seroprevalence of 48.4%, [137] while a 2010 survey of feral cats from Giza, Egypt found a seroprevalence rate of 97.4%. [138] Another survey from Colombia recorded seroprevalence of 89.3%, [139] whereas a Chinese study found just a 2.1% prevalence. [140]
This number represents about one in ten of all animal bites. [23] Cat bites may become infected, [24] sometimes with serious consequences such as cat-scratch disease, or, very rarely, rabies. [23] Cats may also pose a danger to pregnant women and immunosuppressed individuals, since their feces, in rare cases, can transmit toxoplasmosis. [25]