You can get rabies from a cat scratch, but this is extremely rare. Rabies, a fatal nervous system disease, is transmitted via the saliva of infected mammals, so it's usually passed on to humans when a ...

When police inspector Vanraj Manjariaâ an animal lover who even preserved the ashes of his petsâ died recently, it was a dog that was behind his death from rabies. For Manjaria, death came from the ...

As we observe Rabies Awareness Month this March, the Department of Health Ilocos Center for Health Development (DOH Ilocos ...

The CDC has released a new study on cat-scratch disease, often referred to as cat-scratch fever, aimed at better understanding the epidemiology of the disease to offer prevention tactics for those at ...

Anti-vaccine sentiment is spilling over into veterinary medicine, making some owners hesitant to vaccinate their pets, even for fatal diseases like rabies. By Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth In the ...

Vaccine hesitancy is on the rise among pet owners. Here are answers to some common questions about animal vaccines. By Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth Over the last few years, public health experts ...