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What diseases does Bartonella henselae cause?
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Cat scratch disease and bacillary angiomatosis.
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What is cat scratch disease?
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Cutaneous lesion at site of cat scratch/bite with regional lymphadenopathy. Eighty five to ninety percent of cases occur in children.
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What is bacillary angiomatosis. What population is affected?
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Systemic disease that often presents with cutaneous vascular lesions that easily bleed in AIDs patients.
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What diseases does Bartonella quintana cause?
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Trench fever and bacillary angiomatosis(several species of bartonella may cause this)
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What is Trench fever?
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Disease that affected up to 1 million soldiers during WW1. Typically presents with flu-like illness with bone pain, splenomegaly, and a maculopapular rash. It is spread by human body louse.
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