What is cat scratch fever?

Cat scratch fever is an infection caused by the bartonella bacteria and transmitted by cat scratches, bites or exposure to saliva. The infection may manifest in swollen lymph nodes, fevers, headaches and fatigue.

How do members experience cat scratch fever?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cat scratch fever*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cat scratch fever*

Who has cat scratch fever on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 3
50s 5
60s 2
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 12

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What is cat scratch fever?

Cat scratch fever is an infection caused by the bartonella bacteria and transmitted by cat scratches, bites or exposure to saliva. The infection may manifest in swollen lymph nodes, fevers, headaches and fatigue.



Common symptoms reported by people with cat scratch fever

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for cat scratch fever

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Compare treatments taken by people with cat scratch fever

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have cat scratch fever through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with cat scratch fever? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has cat scratch fever on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 9 say cat scratch fever is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 3
50s 5
60s 2
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 12

These charts show data from cat scratch fever patients who have completed their condition history
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