cat scratch disease

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun An infectious disease of humans caused by Bartonella henselae that is transmitted by the scratch or bite of a cat and is marked by a papular lesion, fever, and swollen lymph glands.

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• noun medicine cat scratch fever

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• noun a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat