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cat-scratch disease
[kat-skrach]
noun
a disorder characterized by fever and swelling of the lymph glands, caused by a viral infection resulting from the scratch or bite of a cat.
Example Sentences
Like rats, cats can carry and transmit a variety of parasites and diseases to humans and wildlife, including rabies, hookworms, cat-scratch disease, typhus and plague.
Careful when you play with a kitty; cat-scratch disease is not too pretty.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cat-scratch disease, also known as cat-scratch fever, poses higher risks than previously thought.
Researchers estimate that, based on data from health insurance claims from 2005 to 2013, 12,000 people are diagnosed with cat-scratch disease and 500 people require hospitalization for it every year.
If a person is infected with cat-scratch disease, it takes between three to 14 days before the infected area may appear swollen with raised lesions.
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