Question 1

how long after a very minor cat scratch am i safe from getting csd? the scratch happened 2 days ago and has already totally healed.

Accepted Answer

10 days: You are probably not infected. If you are, a small pimple will appear at the site. This will occur within 10 days. You are already healed and most people require  no treatment anyway.

Question 2

how do i reduce chances of scarring from a hard cat scratch?

Accepted Answer

Infection control: If you have a scratch from a cat, infection has to be prevented first. Cat scratch fever is a disease caused by a bacteria found in cats. And then, take care of the wound by putting ointment and scar cream later.

Question 3

what is cat scratch fever?

Accepted Answer

Bartonella henselae: This is caused by a strain of bacteria that often thrives in the secretions of young kittens.It ends up in lymph nodes where it can cause conspicuous swelling.A variety of antibiotics can kill the germ but the treatment is often started too late to prevent some of the symptoms.

Question 4

what is cat scratch disease?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial infection: Cat scratch disease is a bacterial uinfection caused by bartonella henselae and b. Clarridgeiae.  There are 25, 000 cases annually in the us.  It is characterized by a papule or pustule at the site of innoculation with swollen regional lymph node swelling.   Csd is usually treated with a 5 day course of zithromax.

Question 5

what sort of disease is cat scratch disease?

Accepted Answer

Cat scratch/bite ds: See the excellent information provided by the following website: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0002581/
the info is straight-forward and generally in laymen's terms; so it is easily understandable.
Bacterial infection from cat scratch/bite or saliva in wound or eye. Generally not serious.

Question 6

must you have convulsions to have cat scratch fever?

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No.: Seizures as a manifestation of cat scratch disease are uncommon, and the disease is present in most patients who never go on to develop seizures.

Question 7

tiny cat scratch, can i have rabies?

Accepted Answer

Probably not...: While rabies is certainly transmissible from cats to humans, it generally requires an ill cat bite not scratch. The infected saliva of an infected animal transmits the rabies virus through injured skin, thereby inoculatin the victim. Incubation of rabies in a human after exposure is 1-3 months typically. I would be much more concerned about the possibility of cat scratch disease.

Question 8

can you get rabies from a cat scratch?

Accepted Answer

No: Even if the cat has rabies, and I have not heard of that as a source in the usa, the claws would not be infected and while other conditions like 'cat scratch fever' can arise from a scratch, rabies is not on the table.

Question 9

can u get rabies from a slight cat scratch?

Accepted Answer

No: Rabies in america is mostly from wild animals like the bat, raccoon, fox etc. And some domestic dogs that are not vaccinated. I am not aware of rabies from cat scratch. However, if you are scratched by a kitty, beware of cat scratch disease then. Hope that you are healthy.

Question 10

how do i know if i have cat scratch or the fever?

Accepted Answer

Below: This is caused by a small bacteria which produces a small skin lesion at the site of the scratch in 1/2-3/4 of patients. Lymph nodes enlarge in the area closer to the body within about 10-14 days. At first these may be firm and tender, but then may break down and drain persistently. In some patients, particularly with impaired immune function it can affect the eye, liver, nervous system, etc.

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