After being bitten by a stray cat, a man in the U.K. developed an infection from a species of bacteria unknown to science. In 2020, the man, 48, went to the hospital with swollen hands only eight ...

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.

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 ...

The case highlights that there are unknown illnesses that can pass between cats and humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A man ...

Cats are popular pets, but sometimes they can scratch or bite. Cat bites and scratches can cause pain and infection in humans, so it’s important to know how to provide first aid in such situations.

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. As much as we may love them, cats are major reservoirs of zoonotic ...