I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it - ouch! - one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below ...

New research shows 23% of people misread obvious cat distress signals, and nearly half can't identify subtle stress cues.

A man bitten by a stray cat in the U.K. developed an infection from a bacterial species that wasn’t present in any DNA database, researchers reported in a case study published in the August edition of ...

A man in the UK has become a medical first, though not in a great way. In a recent paper, scientists say he’s the first known person to have caught a newly discovered bacteria from a stray cat’s bite.

Cats are popular pets, but sometimes they can scratch or bite. Cat bites and scratches can cause pain and infection in humans, so it’s important to know how to provide first aid in such situations.

The case highlights that there are unknown illnesses that can pass between cats and humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A man ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. As much as we may love them, cats are major reservoirs of zoonotic ...

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Avoiding a sneezing or coughing housemate is second nature. After all, you know they might be contagious, and you want to avoid getting infected. But what should you do when the sick creature in your ...

Union City — Terra Simpson was visiting her sister in December in this southern Michigan city when she was bit by her sibling’s cat. Such incidents usually end with a bandage and a good scolding.