cat-scratch disease (fever)

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• cat-scratch disease — [kat′skrach΄] n. an ailment characterized by fever and swollen glands and believed to be caused by bacteria transmitted by the scratch or bite of a cat: also cat scratch fever …   English World dictionary

• Cat scratch disease — For the Ted Nugent album, see Cat Scratch Fever. For the Nickelodeon cartoon, see Catscratch. Cat Scratch Disease Classification and external resources Micrograph …   Wikipedia

• Cat scratch disease — A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The disease characteristically presents with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis), sore throat, fatigue, and fever, chills, sweats, vomiting, loss of appetite,… …   Medical dictionary

• cat-scratch disease — /kat skrach /, Pathol. 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. Also called cat scratch fever. * * * cat scratch disease or cat scratch fever «KAT …   Useful english dictionary

• cat-scratch disease — a usually benign, self limited infectious disease of the regional lymph nodes, caused by Bartonella henselae and chiefly characterized by subacute, painful regional lymphadenitis and mild fever of short duration. It is most often associated with… …   Medical dictionary

• cat scratch disease — noun Date: 1952 an illness that is characterized by swelling of the lymph glands, fever, and chills and is caused by a bacterium (Bartonella henselae syn. Rochalimaea henselae) transmitted especially by a cat scratch called also cat scratch fever …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cat-scratch disease — /kat skrach /, Pathol. 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. Also called cat scratch fever. * * * …   Universalium

• cat scratch disease — noun a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat • Hypernyms: ↑disease * * * noun : an illness that is characterized by chilliness, slight fever, and swelling of the lymph glands and is assumed to be caused by a virus… …   Useful english dictionary

• cat scratch disease — noun a condition in humans caused by a bacterium, Bartonella henselae, carried by cats and entering the body through a scratch on the skin, causing fever and headache, swollen glands and occasionally a rash. Also, cat scratch fever …  

• cat-scratch fever — cat scratch disease or cat scratch fever «KAT SKRACH», a disease of humans following a cat scratch, of unknown cause, possibly viral, which affects the lymphatic system …   Useful english dictionary

• Cat scratch fever — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 2173 ICD10 = ICD10|A|28|1|a|20 ICD9 = ICD9|078.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 84 MeshID = D002372 Cat scratch fever is a usually benign infectious… …   Wikipedia