I hurried to a nearby hospital emergency room, where they said that, without treatment, the infection was potentially life-threatening and that I might need surgery. For a tiny cat bite?

Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DOAs much as humans interact with cats, it can be no surprise that cat bites are ...

A cat may bite their owner's hand and immediately follow ... Owners needs to monitor the redness and puffiness and watch for infection. Older people, especially, should worry about getting bit ...

In one household, an infected cat might have spread the virus to another cat and to a human adolescent, according to a copy of the data table obtained by The New York Times. The cat died four days ...

Public health officials will notify anyone who has been exposed to risks and will inform them of the need to seek medical ...