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What diseases can cat bites cause?
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See below: The most common is a skin infection at the site of the bite. You can also get catch scratch disease, which results in infection of lymph nodes near the site. Although, this is more common with kittens.
Answered 9/28/2016
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DISEASES: Infection w/ or w/o systemic involvement, cat scratch disease, tetanus, bone or joint involvement due to its deep nature, rabies.
Answered 7/14/2016
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