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...Cat-scratch disease (CSD) This is a bacterial disease that cats transmit to people through scratches, bites or infected fleas. More common in children than adults, CSD triggers fever, enlarges lymph nodes and may damage major organ systems...
...Toxoplasmosis A big problem for pregnant women (it can produce miscarriages and birth defects), toxoplasmosis is caused by a protozoan that can be picked up by eating undercooked meat or by contact with infected cat feces more than...
...French love their trains, but were boarding them warily after bomb threats to the country's rail system. The government confirmed that its security forces have for the past three months played a cat-and-mouse game with a group calling itself AZF that has threatened to bomb the railroads - and two other unidentified targets - unless it is paid a hefty ransom. Officials were instructed to communicate with the group via personal ads in a newspaper, using the code name "Big Wolf" for AZF and "Suzy" for the Interior Ministry. A day after one such ad was posted, they received...
...internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Bird Flu and SARS may make the headlines, but if you're really worried about getting an animal disease, you need look no farther than the fluff ball curled up on your pillow. Cats, dogs, hamsters and snakes are breeding grounds for all sorts of microbes. Of the 1,400 or so recognized human pathogens, 61% are classified as zoonotic, or naturally communicable between animals and us. Some examples: Cat-scratch disease (CSD) This is a bacterial disease that cats transmit to people through scratches...
...exclaimed to myself during Jesus’ 39 lashes, a centerpiece of Mel Gibson’s The Passion, “Catwoman’s got nothing on this soldier’s cat-o’-nine-tails’ skills...