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09-19-2016, 10:01 PM
Cuddling your cute, fuzzy kitten could spell certain doom
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Think twice before you nuzzle your precious, fuzzy feline companion. Your health may depend on it.
Cat lovers of the internet like to joke about how their favorite pets may harbor ill will towards them — posting memes and sinister photos about how kitties may be plotting their untimely demises.
Perhaps there's more truth to this idea than we thought.
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According to a study (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/10/16-0115_article) published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and appearing in the October Emerging Infectious Diseases journal (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/), cuddling kittens increases the risk of cat-scratch disease, a preventable, mild illness that can become fatal if contracted with serious complications. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/health-cuddling-kittens-cat-scratch-disease/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Think twice before you nuzzle your precious, fuzzy feline companion. Your health may depend on it.
Cat lovers of the internet like to joke about how their favorite pets may harbor ill will towards them — posting memes and sinister photos about how kitties may be plotting their untimely demises.
Perhaps there's more truth to this idea than we thought.
SEE ALSO: Dogs can understand what you're saying and how you say it (http://mashable.com/2016/08/30/dogs-k**w-what-youre-saying/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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