Cat scratch fever is a bacterial infection spread by cats when they scratch or bite. Cats can carry the bacteria without showing symptoms or getting sick themselves. Fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a ...

Bartonellosis is the name for an infectious disease produced by bacteria called Bartonella. Species from this genus cause diseases like Carrión’s disease, trench fever, cat-scratch disease, bacillary ...

A seemingly harmless cat scratch caused a hidden bacterial infection, leaving a woman with prolonged fever and painful ...

The neighbor's dog, your kid's cat, the fleas in the front yard. They could all have Bartonella, and North Carolina State University's doctor Ed Bright Schwerd says that's bad news. "In my opinion, ...

Doctors in Portugal describe how the cat likely transmitted a germ that usually only causes swollen lymph nodes and fever. Reading time 2 minutes A teen girl’s kitten turned out to cause much more ...

Only recently have doctors recognized cat-scratch disease to account for the previously unexplained aches and fevers that occasionally afflict cat fanciers. And there is still plenty for doctors to ...