cat scratch disease
- noun
- /kæt skræʧ dɪˈziz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad por rasguño de gato
- Sera from 95% of patients with clinically defined cat-scratch disease contain IgG titers of 1:64, and 79% have titers of 1:256.
- case of cat scratch disease
- patients with cat scratch disease
Examples
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Most cases of cat-scratch disease are seen in patients younger than 20 years, and males are affected more often than females.
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Many people are unaware that cat scratch disease can lead to mild infections and painful swelling in the lymph nodes.
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In this article, we describe a case of cat-scratch disease in a child.
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The patient was referred to our institution, where we diagnosed cat-scratch disease.
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The two most common sites of regional lymphadenopathy in patients with cat-scratch disease are the upper extremities (46% of cases) and the head and neck region (26%).
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Cat-scratch disease is a febrile lymphadenopathy often seen in children following exposure to Bartonella henselae.
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It is not known if fleas can directly transmit cat-scratch disease to humans, but some authors believe such transmission might explain cases of cat-scratch disease in patients who deny having been bitten or scratched by a cat.
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It is not known if fleas can directly transmit cat-scratch disease to humans, but some authors believe such transmission might explain cases of cat-scratch disease in patients who deny having been bitten or scratched by a cat.
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The doctor explained that cat scratch disease can cause swollen lymph nodes after being scratched by a cat.
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After his visit to the doctor, he learned that he had contracted cat scratch disease from his pet cat.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a disease resulting from a cat scratch' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents 'cat' + 'scratch' + 'disease' following a common noun-compound pattern indicating cause or source. Even if learners do not know the clinical/bacterial details, a B1 learner who knows the words will readily infer it is an illness caused by a cat scratch, a logic that is cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
Cat scratch disease is named for the clear image of a cat scratch or bite that lets germs into the skin. So, it means a 'bacterial infection' you can get after a cat scratch, often with swollen lymph nodes.
