You Are Looking After Your Sister's Cat Singa

question 67

Multiple Choice

You are looking after your sister's cat Singa. While playing one evening, Singa accidentally bites you instead of the toy mouse you are holding. The bite wound is very small but is in the fleshy part of your hand. You wash the wound, which is not bleeding much, and put a band aid on it. The next day, your whole hand is red, swollen, and painful, and some lymph nodes in your arm are enlarged and tender. You call your sister, who is an RN. She urges you to go to the doctor, telling you that animal bites can sometimes be infected, and that if that is the case, you will need treatment before the infection gets any worse.
-You review what the PA has told you about bartonellosis with your sister. She tells you that one statement made by the PA is incorrect. Identify that statement.

• A) It is a common cause of chronic lymph node enlargement in children.
• B) It can cause serious illness in immunocompromised people such as those with AIDS.
• C) It can affect the brain or heart valves in a small number of cases.
• D) Cat scratches are the only mode of transmission to humans.
• E) Bartonellosis does not spread from person to person.

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Definitions:

Chemotaxis

The act of an organism or cell moving towards or away from a chemical signal.

Diapedesis

Passage of blood or any of its formed elements through the intact walls of blood vessels.

Margination

The process by which leukocytes move to the periphery of blood vessel walls in response to inflammation or infection.

Bilirubin

A yellow compound formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin in red blood cells, processed by the liver, and can indicate health issues when found in high concentrations in the bloodstream.