cat scratch disease

English

Noun

cat scratch disease (uncountable) (abbreviated CSD)

(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

Translations

benign disease

Chinese:
Mandarin: 貓抓病, 猫抓病 (māozhuābìng)

Finnish: kissanraapimatauti

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