Over 90% of human infections are cases of wound infections or abscesses related to a bite, scratch, or licking of skin lesions by a cat or dog. Severe systemic diseases such as pneumonia, lung abscess, peritonitis, endocarditis, meningitis and sepsis are also well known, especially in ...
About 90 % of the bites are caused by dogs and cats, and infections are the most common complications. As children are the most frequently bitten subjects, pediatricians should provide parents with everything they need to know in order to confront the problem. However, this does not seem to...
Infection is the most common bite-associated complication; the relative risk is determined by the species of the inflicting animal, bite location, host factors, and local wound care. Most infections caused by mammalian bites are polymicrobial, with mixed aerobic and anaerobic species. The clinical ...
n. An infectious disease of humans that is caused by a bacterium (Bartonella henselae) transmitted by the scratch or bite of a cat and is characterized by a papular lesion, fever, and swollen lymph glands. Also called cat scratch fever. ...
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Cat biting is a real problem because when humans are bitten by cats, it's extremely common for the wounds to become infected. That's because there are an awful lot of active bacteria in a cat's mouth. Cats bite for a few different reasons which range from normal play behavior to aggres...
multocida necrotizing cellulitis.Complications of cat bite-associated P. multocida infections in humans are well known. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first documentation of P. multocida necrotizing cellulitis in a dog following a cat scratch wound. This case highlights the rapidity and ...
In mammalian hosts, plague occurs in one of 3 forms: bubonic, septicemic, or pneumonic.Bubonic plaguecauses swollen lymph nodes. The bacteria enter the body via the skin (by a flea bite) or the mucous membranes (by ingestion of infected animal tissue). The bacteria then travel via the lym...
Implications for clinicians and scientists. Our finding of a potentially novel species of Capnocytophaga, which is associated with infections in humans, has important implications. First, we broaden the zoonotic landscape and expand the knowledge about bacterial species that can be transmitted to ...
Zoonoses - Infections Affecting Humans and Animals Andreas Sing MA, MD, DTM&H 3229 Accesses 1 Citations 1 Altmetric Abstract In many countries worldwide, cats have become “man’s really best friend”. In the following chapter the public health relevance of cats will be highlighted by ...