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To: sandintoes who wrote (169310)	11/6/2008 5:19:14 PM
From: PatiBob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Oh, sorry. en.wikipedia.org Cat scratch fever is a usually benign infectious disease caused by the intracellular bacterium Bartonella. It is most commonly found in children 1-2 weeks following a cat scratch or bite. It was first described in 1889 by Henri Parinaud. [1] The cat was recognized as the vector of the disease in 1950 by Dr. Robert Debré.[2][3] The causative organism was first thought to be Afipia felis, but this was disproved by immunological studies demonstrating that cat scratch fever patients developed antibodies to two other organisms, Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae, which are rod-shaped Gram negative bacteria. Kittens are more likely to carry the bacteria in their blood, and are therefore more likely to transmit the disease than are adult cats. Ticks are also a major transmitter of this disease. It is often transmitted at the same time a human may get Lyme Disease. It is often missed when people are tested and diagnosed for Lyme Disease as the symptoms can be similar, such as fatigue, and headaches.