Wilson Overcomes Cancer and Fulfills Dream Jan 11, 2008
Doctors diagnosed him with Cat Scratch Disease, a sickness that comes from being bitten or scratched by a cat and causes swelling in the lymph nodes, fever, fatigue and loss of appetite. Soon after, he was acting like a normal second grader until one of his friends pushed him into a bookshelf. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Cat Fleas' Journey Into The Vacuum Is A 'One-way Trip' Dec 23, 2007
16, 2001) Cat scratch disease may no longer be the appropriate name for the malady caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered evidence of. (Science Daily)
Warmer Weather Brings Pesky Parasites Aug 16, 2007
More serious infectious diseases of humans, such as bubonic plague and cat scratch disease are also connected with these tiny pests. Fortunately, recent advances in flea control technology have given the pet owner a wide range of products that are not only effective, but very gentle as well. (Truman Democrat, AR)
Scientists discover new, deadly bacteria Jun 9, 2007
It is also related to a bacteria identified 10 years ago during the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco as the cause of cat scratch disease, which infects 25,000 people a year in the United States. It was this previous work on cat scratch disease related to AIDS that helped experts at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention isolate the new bacteria found in the female traveller ... In 1997, her team discovered that the Bartonella... (NEWS.com.au)
New, Possibly Deadly Bacteria Discovered Jun 9, 2007
It is also related to a bacterium that causes cat scratch disease ... Bartonella henselae bacterium causes cat scratch disease and affects 25,000 people in the United States each year. (Newsmax)
New bacterium discovered -- related to cause of trench fever Jun 7, 2007
The new species, recently named Bartonella rochalimae, is also closely related to the bacterium identified about 10 years ago as the cause of cat scratch disease: Bartonella henselae, which infects more than 25,000 people a year in the U.S. ... Several years later, her team discovered that the Bartonella henselae bacterium causes cat scratch disease, an infection that causes swollen lymph nodes and fever after a cat scratches its owner or an unlucky visitor ... Like trench fever, cat scratch... (EurekAlert!)
Cats could be a link in rabies epidemic Jan 13, 2007
Some diseases are even more easily transmitted like Cat Scratch Disease that a person can get from a scratch, lick or bite by a kitten. According to Infection Control Coordinator for St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Diana Korpal, cats may even carry the H5N1 virus, or the Avian flu virus. (Plymouth Pilot News, IN)
How a hound can improve your health Dec 5, 2006
Diseases and parasites also can be contracted from pets, including rabies, roundworms and hookworms, cat scratch disease, leptospirosis, Lyme disease, ringworm, salmonella, E.coli, and toxoplasmosis. Bites are perhaps one of biggest detriments of pet ownership. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Your doctor's secret: He Googles Nov 13, 2006
When the doctors selected three to five search terms for 26 difficult cases published in a medical journal, Google spit out the correct diagnoses for 58 percent of them, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, lymphoma, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Brugada syndrome and cat scratch disease. Apparently, medical knowledge is expanding so rapidly that doctors, who can supposedly keep 2 million facts in their heads, cant keep up. (Chicago Tribune)
Diagnosis: Google Nov 11, 2006
For example, Google was able to correctly identify Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, cat scratch disease, and lymphoma. The search engine failed, however, to diagnose pylephlebitis: It settled firmly on cirrhosis. (Red Herring)
For Docs Stumped for a Diagnosis, Google May Be the Cure Nov 10, 2006
Conditions included cat scratch disease, Cushing's syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and tuberculosis (Google identified these correctly), and "hot tub lung" and brain abscess (Google misdiagnosed these). "The potential benefit is that Google is good at finding documents with co-occurrence of words (i.e. symptoms), and this can be very helpful when there is a set of unusual symptoms and signs," Tang said. (Forbes)
You Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours: Chimps Point To Spot They'd Like Groomed Mar 24, 2006
(April 16, 2001) -- Cat scratch disease may no longer be the appropriate name for the malady caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered evidence of. (Science Daily)
