Jun 7, 2010
VTH Patient Survives Infectious Disease
NBC-17 did a report (http://wake.mync.com/site/Wake/news/story/52020/cats-in-north-carolina-at-risk-of-potentially-fatal-disease/) on a Veterinary Teaching Hospital patient that was diagnosed and treated successfully for the deadly tick-transmitted infectious disease cytauxzoonosis. Without proper treatment, the disease, which is on the rise in North Carolina, has a mortality rate close to 100%. Symptoms: High fever, lethargy, a lack of appetite. What to do:…