What About That Cat Scratch?

When our pet cat bites, scratches or even licks us, we could get an infection if
that pet happens to be infected itself with the bacteria Bartonella henselae. Severe
complications from the infection don’t usually happen, but it’s possible that it could
happen with people who have weak immune systems.

Those loveable cats of ours can transmit several types of infections to humans
with some being severe. You can get scratch fever that is live in a cat’s saliva, if they
have the B. henselae bacteria. Some symptoms of cat scratch fever are a small bump
or blister on the affected area of:

• Arms
• Hands
• Head Scalp

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