I know a child who has been diagnosed with a strain of TB - allegedly from being scratched by a cat. I'd never heard of such a thing - could this be right?
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Doubtfully, TB is a chronic infection caused by a bacteria named Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an acid-fast bacillus. Generally it is transmitted via inhalation or ingestion. The bacteria are found in tiny infectious droplets of moisture that normally affect the lungs. Once in the respiratory system it can branch to other organ systems. the infection would have to be on the cat's claws (or whatever it scratched the child with). the claws would need to have tore deeply enough for the bacteria to reach the blood vessels. a rare happening indeed.
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No. However, she could be suffering from cat scratch fever, which will clear up on its own. You don't get TB from an animal scratch
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