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SkiptomaincontentHomeCatDiseasesAZSelectYourAnimalTopTools&GuidesCatScratchFeverinCatsBartonellosisinCatsBartonellosisisaninfectiousbacterialdisease,causedbythegram-negativebacteriaBartonellahenselae.Itisalsocommonlyknownascatscratchdisease(CSD),or"catscratchfever."Thisisazoonoticdisease,meaningthatitcanbetransmittedbetweenanimalsandhumans.Incats,thediseaseisgenerallytransmittedthroughcontactwithfleafeces.Thebacteriumisexcretedthroughthefleaandintoitsfeces,whichitleavesonthecat'sskin.Thecat,throughgroomingitself,ingeststhebacteria,therebybecominginfectedwiththeBartonellastrain.Humansdonotacquirethisinfectionfromfleareservoirs.Itisimportanttonotethatthisbacterialinfectioncanalsobetransmittedtohumansandcatsbyticks.Althoughcatsgenerallydonotsufferfromtheinfection,beyondpossiblefever,swollenglands,andsomemuscleaches,catscratchfevercanbepassedtoahumanhostwhentheinfectedcatscratchesorbitesahuman.Salivacanalsobeaconduitfortransmission,suchaswhenaninfectedcatlicksaskinabrasionoropenwoundonahuman.WhileinfectionoftheBartonellabacteriumisusuallymildinhumans,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionestimatesthat12,000peoplearediagnosedwithcatscratchdiseaseintheUnitedStateseachyear,andabout500arehospitalized.Manyoftheinfectedarechildren,aschildrenaremostlikelytoplaywithkittens—which,inturn,arethemostlikelytoscratchandbiteaspartofplay.Symptomsmaybecomeapparentwithin7-14daysaftertheinjury,butmaytakeaslongaseightweekstopresent.Typicalsymptomsareswellingofthelymphnodesnearesttothebittenorscratchedsite,fever,headache,andageneralmalaise.Generally,thesymptomsmeritnomorethanabriefrestperioduntiltheyresolveontheirown,usuallywithoutmedicaltreatment.Somepatientsrequireacourseofantibiotics.Fortunately,catscratchfeverisnotfatalforhumans,butitstillposesgreatriskstoimmunocompromisedpatients,suchasthosewiththeAIDSvirus,orthoseundergoingchemicaltreatment.Whilemanycatownersdonotneedtoconcernthemselveswithwhethertheircatsarecarriersofthisbacterium,thosewhomustguardtheirhealthareadvisedtohavetheirca

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CatScratchFeverMedicallyreviewedbyDanielMurrell,M.D.—WrittenbytheHealthlineEditorialTeam—UpdatedonFebruary1,2019CausesRiskfactorsSymptomsincatsSymptomsinhumansPicturesDiagnosisComplicationsTreatmentPreventionWhentocallyourdoctorOutlookWhatiscatscratchfever?Catscratchfever,alsocalledcatscratchdisease(CSD),isabacterialinfection.ThediseasegetsitsnamebecausepeoplecontractitfromcatsinfectedwithBartonellahenselaebacteria.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)estimatesthat12,000peoplewillbediagnosedwithcatscratchfever,and500peoplewillbehospitalizedeachyearintheUnitedStates.CasessurgebothinJanuary—possiblyduetoincreasedadoptionsofkittens—andintheperiodbetweenAugustandNovember.Whatcausescatscratchfever?Youcangetcatscratchfeverfromabiteorscratchfromaninfectedcat.Youcanalsogetthediseaseifsalivafromaninfectedcatgetsintoanopenwoundortouchesthewhitesofyoureyes.Occasionally,youmaygetthediseasefromafleaoratickcarryingthebacterium.Youcan’tgetcatscratchdiseasefromanotherhuman.Whoisatriskforcatscratchfever?Anyonewhoownsorinteractswithacatisatriskofcontractingcatscratchfever.TheCDCreportsthatcatscratchfeverismostprevalentinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStatesandmostcommonamongchildrenbetweentheagesof5and9yearsold.Peoplewhowerehospitalizedweremorelikelythanoutpatientstobemale,thoughthemajorityofpeoplewhoarediagnosedarefemale.Youhaveanincreasedriskofbecomingseriouslyillfromcatscratchfeverifyouhaveaweakenedimmunesystem.Peoplewhomightfallintothiscategoryincludethosewhoarepregnantorwhoarelivingwith:cancerdiabetesHIVorAIDStransplantedorgansWhatarethesymptomsofcatscratchfeverincats?CatscancarryB.henselae,buttheydon’tgenerallygetsickfromthebacteria.Forthisreason,youcan’talwaystellifthey’recarriers.Catslikelycontractthebacteriafrominfectedfleas.Inveryrareinstances,humanscancontractthebacteriadirectlyfromfleas.AccordingtotheCDC,around40percentofcatscarrythebacteriaatsometimeintheirlives,mostcommonlyaskittens.Treatmentforcatsisn’tusuallyrecommended.Whatarethesymptomsofcatscratchfeverinhumans?C

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