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Is bartonellosis a contagious desease?
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Yes: Bartonellosis can be caused by a family of bartonella organisms. The most common one being cat-scratch disease.
Answered 7/5/2012
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One type is:: There are several different bartonella species, each causing a different disease, in animals and humans. If you are talking peron to person transmission, the only apparent form that may spread this way is Oroya fever. See this page: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/bartonellosis/
Answered 10/28/2018
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