Cat Scratch Disease Symptoms, Treatments & More

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8. Is Cat Scratch Disease Contagious?

Cat scratch disease is not contagious. It doesn't pass from one person to another. If several people in a household develop the condition, they may have all been infected by the same animal.2‘Cat Scratch Disease (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth.’ Edited by Raluca Papadopol, KidsHealth, The Nemours Foundation, Dec. 2014, kidshealth.org/en/parents/cat-scratch.html.

Once a person has recovered from cat scratch disease, it's unlikely that person will develop the condition again in the future. Although a few adults have reported recurrence of cat scratch disease, once a child or adolescent recovers, they seem to be immune.6‘Cat Scratch Disease.’ Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/27/cat-scratch-disease.

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