Nowadays, many people like cats very much, but they don’t dare to raise cats, because if they are not raised properly, they may transmit some diseases to humans, such as fleas, cat moss, and cat claw fever, which can all be transmitted to humans. Under what circumstances does one get cat claw fever when being scratched by a cat, and what are the symptoms?

Can one get cat claw fever if one is scratched by a cat?

Cat-scratch disease is a disease that can be contracted through cat scratches or bites. Many people think that it is a very serious problem when they hear about cat-scratch fever. Actually no, because cats themselves do not carry the cat claw fever virus. If you have the habit of bathing and deworming your cat, you will generally not be infected with cat claw fever if you are scratched by a cat. Cat claw fever virus can only be transmitted to humans if it is already carried by fleas.

Cat claw fever generally has an incubation period. When you first get it, you won’t have any symptoms like most people. It will take about half a month for rashes or erythema to appear. Some If the infection is more serious, blisters may appear near the bite or scratch wound, and cat claw fever may also cause lymphoma, but lymphoma must show symptoms after half a month before it is caused by cat claw fever. , there is no problem if it is less than half a month old. At this time, you need to pay attention. Remember the time period. Generally, the cat claw fever will disappear during this time period. Cat claw fever may also cause the infected person to have a fever. If a fever occurs for no reason after being scratched by a cat, you should suspect whether it is an infection.

In fact, you don’t need to be too nervous about cat claw fever. First of all, deworming, bathing, and hygiene are relatively good, and don’t let the cat go out. Generally, there will be no problem if it is lightly scratched by the cat. questionable. If you suspect that you have accidentally contracted cat-scratch disease, you should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.