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A seemingly harmless cat scratch caused a hidden bacterial infection, leaving a woman with prolonged fever and painful ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. After being bitten by a stray cat, a man in the U.K. developed an ...

I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it — ouch! — one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below ...

A man in the UK has become a medical first, though not in a great way. In a recent paper, scientists say he’s the first known person to have caught a newly discovered bacteria from a stray cat’s bite.

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

A man bitten by a stray cat in the U.K. developed an infection from a bacterial species that wasn’t present in any DNA database, researchers reported in a case study published in the August edition of ...

Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, or at her local boxing gym. Cat bites are unusually dangerous for ...

A Reddit post showing a severe infection from a cat bite at an animal shelter has gone viral, gaining 16,000 upvotes and alarming animal lovers. The image shows a red patch on a volunteer's arm ...