A child has been diagnosed with cat scratch disease.The nurse explains which characteristics about this disease?
A) "The disease is usually a benign, self-limiting illness."
B) "The animal that transmitted the disease will also be ill."
C) "The disease is treated with a 5-day course of oral azithromycin."
D) "Symptoms include pruritus, especially at the site of inoculation."

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The disease is usually a benign,self-limiting illness that resolves spontaneously in 4 to 6 weeks.The animals are not ill during the time they transmit the disease.Treatment is primarily supportive.Antibiotics do not shorten the duration or prevent progression to suppuration.The usual manifestation is a painless,nonpruritic erythematous papule at the site of inoculation.

A Child Has Been Diagnosed with Cat Scratch Disease