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CAT Scratch Disease
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Prevention & Expectations
What are the long-term effects of the infection?
Most healthy people recover without long-term effects. People with impaired immune systems can have permanent organ damage or can die as a result of cat-scratch fever.
What are the risks to others?
Cat-scratch disease is not passed from person to person.