Cat and Kitten Zone Blog

A mild illness following the scratch or bite of a kitten or cat that may involve a rash, caused by a small bacterium recently identified as Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) henselae. There are about 22,000 cases of cat-scratch disease (CSD) in the United States each year; three-quarters of the cases occur in children, more often in fall and winter. While the disease causes few problems in healthy youngsters, those with a weakened immune system can develop a lifethreatening infection. Ca

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Cat-Scratch Disease (CSD)