cat scratch fever causes symptoms
Some of the common signs of cat scratch fever include extreme tiredness, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, sore throat and anorexia. Almost 90% of the patients develop skin rashes forming reddish brown lesions on the bitten area. Swelling of lymph nodes on the neck occurs within 2-3 weeks of infection.
Cat Scratch Fever. Cat scratch fever CSF also known as cat scratch disease CSD occurs when you are bitten or scratched by a cat. It is the bacteria by name Bartonella nenselae that causes CSF. The person would develop mild infection at the spot where the cat has scratched.