cat scratch disease
Katzenkratzkrankheit
A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the…A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.
» Declawing is not recommended to prevent cat scratch disease.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.
Katzenkratzkrankheit
More definitions
- a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat
Examples
1 sentencesDeclawing is not recommended to prevent cat scratch disease.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
benign disease:
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedrat-bite fever
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable