What is cat scratch fever ? and what can it do to someone ?

Answer 1

i would like to generally calm you, as long as your cat is healthy i don't think there much to worry about it.

i read a little to be well updated about it and here is what i got from the 10 articles i read:

your cat needs to be a carrier of Bactria called:
"hensale bartonella" the Bactria is in the cat saliva and is been thought to go through fleas.
CSF usually appears in children, how ever the illness is very rare.
it's symptoms are: a bubble like thing where you got your scratch, growth of your lymph nods closest to the wound, in some people there will be high fever, lost of appetite head aches, a general feeling of being ill.

usually the illness goes out on it's own in a few days, in some cases there may be need for antibiotics.

i have not found any saying that it can be bad for pregnant woman, but considering the symptoms i would advice to do this next things:

make sure your cat is clean of fleas, when ever he scratches you wash the spot with water and some antibacterial soap and put a little medical alcohol. if you see the scratching area grows after a few days go to see your doctor.

here are some links to some info about it:
http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/Catscratch.html
http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/health/csd.html

hope i was helpful. i hope you weren't thinking of giving your cat away because of your pregnancy.

Answer 2

Small cuts (not necessarily from a cat) that get badly infected are generally referred to as "cat scratch fever". If that is the case you just have to take antibiotics for a short time.
The correct [medical] definition is below:

Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a bacterial disease caused by Bartonella henselae. Most people with CSD have been bitten or scratched by a cat and developed a mild infection at the point of injury. Lymph nodes, especially those around the head, neck, and upper limbs, become swollen. Additionally, a person with CSD may experience fever, headache, fatigue, and a poor appetite. Rare complications of B. henselae infection are bacillary angiomatosis and Parinaud's oculolandular syndrome.

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Answer 3

It is a very dangerous bacterial infection. Cats pick it up on their feet and scratch someone, delivering the bacteria directly into the person's tissues and blood stream. Bad news. Very dangerous. I have heard of hospital stays and months of recovery.
If you are scratched, immediately clean the wound with soap and water. Scrub a little so the scratch bleeds some more, that helps clean the wound as well. Symptoms of the flu will appear in about a week. See a doctor if you get sick. It is better to be safe than sorry in this case.
Fortunately for all of us it is rare, preventable and treatable.
Cheers

Answer 4

Ummm Cats bury their feces and urine by scratching at it, as in like, with their claws. Then they scratch you and amazingly enough... you can actually get sick from it! Will wonders ever cease?

Cat scratch fever is something women who are stupid enough to own a cat white pregnant have a high risk of getting from just cleaning the litter box. It gets the mother sick and can effect the fetus as well.

Or you could always call Ted Nugent and ask him? I hear he knows?

Answer 5

I had an Uncle who got scratched by his "kitty" and he was in the hospital for a week. His arm swelled up and he had to be on antibiotics for a month. He almost lost his arm.

It's caused by the dirty claws that cats have. Remember, they scratch their poop and pee and the feces gets into the grooves in the underside of their friggin' furniture shredding claws. Imagine the filth in cats paws. EWWWWW. This is yet another reason I would not own a bloody cat.

Answer 6

It's bad really bad look at this search cat scratch fever and go to images

Answer 7

As others have responded to this question, I respond more to Cindy L. I hope you're joking (although if you, it wasn't in the least bit humourous) about killing a cat purely because of your uncle's incompetence.

Answer 8

Ask Ted Nugent!

Answer 9

it's a blood disease and a serious one, if you have it you need to get to a doctors ASAP it CAN kill you. fever, lethargia, ect

Answer 10

ITS NOTHING TO FOOL AROUND WITH , MY OLDEST SON HAD IT WHEN HE WAS A YOUNGSTER, AND HE WAS VERY ILL WITH AN INFECTION, HAD TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A FEW DAYS, THANKFULLY WITH ANITIBIOTICS HE WAS FINE.........keep cats away from babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!