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Default Dec 14, 2020 at 11:18 AM
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'Cat Scratch' Bacteria Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms in People

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Evidence is mounting that certain bacteria spread by cat scratches and other animal exposures can sometimes have startling effects on our brain. In a new study, researchers detail a group of patients with psychiatric illness who simultaneously showed signs of infection from bacteria called Bartonella, including tell-tale skin lesions. However, a direct cause-and-effect link between the bacteria and worsening brain health still isn't conclusive, nor is it clear how often this may happen.

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Right now, though, it's important to emphasize this study alone doesn't prove that Bartonella can cause mental illness, nor how often this is happening if the connection is real.

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All of these questions will take more research to answer, which Breitschwerdt and his team plan to keep pursuing. One type of research they hope to get funding for is a case-control study, where people with these symptoms are compared to a large group of people with similar demographics but without the symptoms, which should help us understand whether Bartonella exposure is a key risk factor.
Maybe it's due to wild geese, instead...

Or maybe the idea was suggested by kittens observed chasing their tails...

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Default Dec 14, 2020 at 12:17 PM
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"and other animal exposures"?! Thats pretty vague, if grammatically correct! That could include oh i dont know - internet kitty videos?
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Default Dec 14, 2020 at 02:24 PM
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Interesting. I've been scratched many times over the years. But I really doubt that caused me to be bipolar, which only showed up when I took an antidepressant for the first time, when I was in my forties!
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Default Dec 14, 2020 at 08:16 PM
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"and other animal exposures"?! Thats pretty vague, if grammatically correct! That could include oh i dont know - internet kitty videos?
Hhm you might be on to something... I have a coworker who is a bit off and lazy and she loooves cat videos. Especially during work time

Animal exposure lol
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Default Dec 14, 2020 at 08:53 PM
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Out of curiosity I googled cat scratch fever and found that it’s rare and usually mild and that most people who catch it are immunocommprosised

I think that unaluna is on to something better hide those kitty videos

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Default Dec 14, 2020 at 11:36 PM
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I've been scratched and bit and dealt with cat poop a million times in my life, it never made me mentally ill. In fact, I've probably done more damage to my cat's mental health than she's done to mine. She makes me so, so happy even when we drive each other crazy. There is something called "cat scratch fever" and if that's a real thing you get from cats supposedly it does make you sick.
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Default Dec 15, 2020 at 02:38 AM
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OK, wow, so it's the cats fault not the parents! 😅🙏

Imagine that, going to the psychologist with your depression and your suicidal thoughts and the therapist says 'Make yourself comfortable on the couch please, go back deep into your childhood - now, tell me about your cats. What did they do?' 🤣

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Default Dec 15, 2020 at 06:21 AM
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The only illness I am familiar with in regards to cats is toxoplasmosis....that comes from handling their feces. I have had cats all of my life, and have never gotten ill.
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Default Dec 15, 2020 at 08:30 AM
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Wow I thought this might be one of .........those...... posts

Until I saw the author and the content.

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Default Dec 15, 2020 at 05:57 PM
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Nah...for me crazy came first, then the cats

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