cat scratch disease

== English == === Alternative forms === cat-scratch disease === Noun === cat scratch disease (uncountable) (medicine) A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. Synonyms: (abbreviation) CSD, cat scratch fever, cat-scratch fever, felinosis, inoculation lymphoreticulosis, subacute regional lymphadenitis, Teeny's disease Hypernyms: disease, fever Hyponym: Foshay-Mollaret cat-scratch fever ==== Related terms ==== catscratch ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====