Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Key Takeaways Cat scratch fever is a bacterial infection spread by cats when they ...

A tiny scratch from a cat may seem like nothing more than a minor inconvenience. But in rare cases, it can lead to a bacterial infection known as cat scratch disease (CSD), causing swollen lymph nodes ...

The CDC has released a new study on cat-scratch disease, often referred to as cat-scratch fever, aimed at better understanding the epidemiology of the disease to offer prevention tactics for those at ...