Animal Bite Diseases: Cat Scratch Disease

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Cat Scratch Disease

kidshealth.org — “Cat scratch disease is an infection that causes swelling of the lymph nodes after an animal scratch. Learn about signs and symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.View full resource at kidshealth.org

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Animal Bites Instruction Sheet

kidshealth.org — “Animal bites and scratches that break the skin can cause infection. Rarely, animal bites can cause rabies, a dangerous, life-threatening disease.View full resource at kidshealth.org

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Cat Scratch Disease: How Much of a Threat Is Your Cat?

pet-health-care-gazette.com — “Cat scratch disease can be passed to people through cat scratches or bite wounds. Fleas play a major role in the transmission. Learn more about cat scratch disease.View full resource at pet-health-care-gazette.com

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Cat Scratch Disease: How Much of a Threat Is Your Cat?: Could your cat pose a threat for pass... http://t.co/j2psz6L #pets #petcare

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Bite-related and septic syndromes caused by cats and dogs : The Lancet Infectious Diseases

thelancet.com — “Bite-related and septic syndromes caused by cats and dogs. By - Richard L Oehler MD, Ana P Velez MD, Michelle Mizrachi MD, Jorge Lamarche MD, Sandra Gompf MDView full resource at thelancet.com

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Bite-related and septic syndromes caused by cats and dogs - beware of MRSA! - Review @ Lancet Infectious diseases - http://bit.ly/d43rl

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Medical News: Pets Risk Factor for MRSA - in Infectious Disease, General Infectious Disease from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “TORONTO -- The emerging threat of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may have a new carrier -- the family pet.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Dogs and cats can transmit MRSA via scratches and bites. http://tinyurl.com/lw74h9

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Simple steps for avoiding infections from dogs and cats - Harvard Health Publications

health.harvard.edu — “Americans share their households with an estimated 140 million dogs and cats. For the truly pet-centric among us, these creatures are family members, plain and simple. And like family members, they can transmit disease to their humans, either directly through licks, bites, and scratches; indirectly by carrying other infection-laden critters like fleas and ticks into the human environment, or by shedding tiny infectious organisms into the environment through feces. As a group, these diseases are View full resource at health.harvard.edu

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Dogs and cats—lovable, huggable, and sometimes sources of infection. http://t.co/8S16ZZ0f Simple steps for avoiding pet germs.

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Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D.: Pet Dogs and Cats: 6 Health Benefits (PHOTOS)

huffingtonpost.com — “As the holiday season approaches, pets are often at the top of many children's -- and some adults -- gift lists. You may find the image of an adorable puppy or kitty nestled under the tree or by the hearth pretty irresistible.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D.: Pet Dogs and Cats: 6 Health Benefits (PHOTOS)

huffingtonpost.com — “As the holiday season approaches, pets are often at the top of many children's -- and some adults -- gift lists. You may find the image of an adorable puppy or kitty nestled under the tree or by the hearth pretty irresistible.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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RT @HuffPostHealth: Your dog can up your chance of surviving a heart attack http://huff.to/hqshUu

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Rabid skunk found in Union Township - Local News - GoErie.com/Erie Times-News

goerie.com — “UNION CITY -- A skunk that fought with six Yorkshire terriers on a Union Township farm on Tuesday has tested positive for rabies. It's the third Erie County animal -- and second skunk -- to test positive for rabies in 2011. The other animal was a raccoon. Rabies cases are closely monitored by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Erie County Department of Health. Rabies is an infectious viral disease that animals can transmit to humans through bites or scratches. The disease is almoView full resource at goerie.com

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