When Spalding walked into a Gillette home three months ago, he was near death — hypothermic and half his face had been ...

Please take animal bites seriously, vaccinate your pets and educate those around you,’ say Yvonne Ford’s family ...

An estimated 12,000 Americans are infected each year with cat-scratch disease, and around 500 must go to the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The disease is spread ...

While this special treatment can make you feel loved and special, ... Cats actually carry over 700 species of bacteria in their mouths and cat-scratch disease could be transmitted via their saliva.

Cat scratches and bites can cause cat scratch disease, a bacterial infection carried in cat saliva. Research suggests a cat may get these bacteria from fleas or their droppings. Kittens younger than 1 ...

Cat Scratch Fever Treatment. Most people won't need treatment because the infection will clear on its own. Y ou can help ease your symptoms by taking an over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti ...

That’s okay, just don’t let your cat get your eyes with its tongue. Yes, your beloved pet kitty, Fluffy or Mittens, could give you the dangerous illness known as Cat Scratch Fever.

Cat Bite/Scratch Treatment. Go to see your doctor within eight hours to decrease the risk of infection. ... These include headache, fatigue, fever, swollen glands, or loss of appetite.

"In contrast to the historical literature, particularly as related to cat scratch fever, which has been considered an immunologically self-limiting illness, it is now clinically important to ...