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Pathogens and People: Fleas playing important role in Cat Scratch Disease

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Published 03/02/08

Cat Scratch Disease seems fairly self-explanatory. A cat scratches you and you get a disease. Maybe this is why dogs are man's best friend: except for the occasional "mad dog" episode they don't have many infectious agents that are passed readily to humans.

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Cats, on the other hand, won't come when you call them, disappear for days at a time, leave toxoplasmosis parasites in litter boxes and will scratch your hand raw whenever the mood strikes them. (Despite the aforementioned, I like cats.)

 

This infection was first described in the 19th century and cats were fingered as the source of the infection...

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