Kitten lovers beware: CDC warns of cat-scratch disease risk
Though extremely rare, experts say the condition can make humans sick and may even turn fatal (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Calm Down, Cuddling With A Kitten Probably Won't Kill You
If there’s one thing the internet loves more than cat videos, it’s scaremongering headlines about how your cat could kill you.
This phenomenon was out in full force this week, with headlines like “Cuddling your cute, fuzzy kitten could spell certain doom,” and “Cuddling a kitten could kill you, study finds.”
These unnerving warnings referred to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report about the U.S. prevalence of cat-scratch disease, a bacterial infection that people can contract from cats. But the idea that simply petting your cat carries a major risk of death is a far cr...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 21, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Calm Down, Cuddling With A Kitten Probably Won't Kill You
If there’s one thing the internet loves more than cat videos, it’s scaremongering headlines about how your cat could kill you.
This phenomenon was out in full force this week, with headlines like “Cuddling your cute, fuzzy kitten could spell certain doom,” and “Cuddling a kitten could kill you, study finds.”
These unnerving warnings referred to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report about the U.S. prevalence of cat-scratch disease, a bacterial infection that people can contract from cats. But the idea that simply petting your cat carries a major risk of death is a far cr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cat scratch can sometimes lead to serious illness: CDC
Steven Reinberg, HealthDay News If Fluffy the cat scratches you, it's possible you could get a bacterial infection called cat-scratch disease that might land you in the hospital. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cat Scratch Can Sometimes Lead to Serious Illness: CDC
But there's no need to banish your feline friend -- just send fleas packing instead (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cat Scratch Can Sometimes Lead to Serious Illness: CDC
But there's no need to banish your feline friend -- just send fleas packing instead
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cat Scratch Disease, Pet Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cat Scratch Can Sometimes Lead to Serious Illness: CDC
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2016 -- If Fluffy the cat gets out of sorts and scratches you, it ' s possible you could get a bacterial infection called cat-scratch disease that might even land you in the hospital.
An estimated 12,000 Americans are infected... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Cuddling a kitten almost certainly won't kill you
Conclusion
The media headlines may sound ridiculous, but taking basic hygiene precautions when handling any animals, no matter how cute they are, is sensible advice.
Although CSD is unusual and does not often cause serious illness, it can be a threat to people with a compromised immune system – for example, those with HIV or taking immunosuppressant drugs.
Scratches and bites from any animal can get infected by bacteria carried by the animal. Even if it's not the bacteria that causes CSD, infected wounds can be painful and cause illness.
It makes sense to teach children in particular how to interact safely with anim...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Source Type: news
CDC warns adorable kittens carry deadly bacteria that causes heart infection
A report published on Monday revealed 12,000 Americans a year succumb to 'cat-scratch disease', as it is officially known. It causes fever, fatigue, pustules, and brain swelling. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kitten Conundrum: Cat-Scratch Disease Is Making People Sicker
Doctors have long thought that cat-scratch disease is no big deal, but an analysis finds that more people are getting sicker from it. Small children are especially at risk, as are people in the South. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Ross Source Type: news
Don't Kiss That Kitty: Cat-Scratch Fever Is Making People Sicker
Doctors have long thought that cat-scratch fever is no big deal, but an analysis finds that more people are getting sicker from it. Small children are especially at risk, as are people in the South. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Ross Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Cat Scratch Fever: Everything You and Your Cat Need to Know
Learn all about cat scratch fever, an infection that can occur when someone is bitten, licked, or scratched by a cat infected by B. henselae bacteria. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Can Pets Help You Live Longer and Happier?
By John Swartzberg How dogs and cats may help your heart. Back when she was younger and friskier, I used to bring my golden retriever with me to the UC Berkeley campus for some of my lectures. She'd plop her furry frame down next to me while I was speaking and flash her classic "golden smile" at the hall full of students. There's nothing scientific to this, of course, but I'm quite certain that everyone in my class was much more happy when she was around than when I came to class without her. (Sometimes I think they would have preferred that she ran the class!) Pets make people happy. It's hard to argue with this, alth...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman goes blind in one eye after getting licked by cat
Common bacteria in cats leads to a rare complication of cat scratch fever (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Scary Symptoms That Are Usually Harmless
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue
By Linda Melone
After 50, aches, pains and the occasional muscle twinge become a fact of life. But some symptoms that may seem frightening or serious turn out to be far less than they appear.
While you should always see a doctor if you experience something out of the ordinary, these signs generally are more smoke than fire:
A Bloody Nose
Nosebleeds can be particularly frightening due to the suddenness in which they occur and the sometimes large amount of blood involved.
“People worry that it’s internal bleeding, but almost every time it’s not,” says Dr. Carlo Reyes, emergency room...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
