Work-Related Diseases
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Pasteurellosis
Occupational Disease Pasteurellosis
Pasteurellosis Category Infection, Occupational
Pasteurellosis Severity
Acute-Moderate
Pasteurellosis Synonyms
Pasteurella multocida infection; P. haemolytica infection
Information on Pasteurellosis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
Less than 24 hours after a cat or dog bite (usually from a cat), the patient develops cellulitis. Lymphadenopathy is common, and sepsis is a complication. [Chin, p. 89] Leucocytosis (increased white blood cells) is a common finding. [Wallach, p. 629]
Pasteurellosis Latency
Within 24 hours
Pasteurellosis References
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/msds-ftss/msds117e.html