English

Noun

cat scratch disease ‎(uncountable) (abbreviated CSD)

1. (medicine) A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis

Synonyms

• cat scratch fever
• inoculation lymphoreticulosis
• subacute regional lymphadenitis
• Teeny's disease

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