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cat-scratch fever
Variant of cat-scratch disease
cat-scratch disease
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cat·-scratch· disease (kat′skrac̸h′)
an ailment characterized by fever and swollen glands and believed to be caused by bacteria transmitted by the scratch or bite of a cat
also cat-scratch fever
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