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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2416025/A-kitten-gave-COWPOX-Teenager-17-infected-rare-virus-rescuing-dying-cat-ditch.html?ico=home^headlines
'A kitten gave me COWPOX': Teenager, 17, is infected with rare virus after rescuing dying cat from a ditch
17-year-old developed black wound on her wrist after contact with kitten
She also had painful, red lumps over her whole arm
Doctors thought it was a bacterial infection but antibiotics did not work
Eventually, tests at a specialist lab revealed it was caused by cowpox virus
Cowpox is self-limiting so she did not require treatment
It can be infectious so a wound must be covered to prevent transmission
The wound cleared up within two months but she was left with a large scar
By Emma Innes
PUBLISHED: 14:46 GMT, 9 September 2013 | UPDATED: 14:50 GMT, 9 September 2013
A Dutch teenager has been infected with an incredibly rare virus after attempting to rescue a drowning kitten.
The 17-year-old developed a blackened wound on her wrist after picking up the dying kitten from a ditch...
'A kitten gave me COWPOX': Teenager, 17, is infected with rare virus after rescuing dying cat from a ditch
17-year-old developed black wound on her wrist after contact with kitten
She also had painful, red lumps over her whole arm
Doctors thought it was a bacterial infection but antibiotics did not work
Eventually, tests at a specialist lab revealed it was caused by cowpox virus
Cowpox is self-limiting so she did not require treatment
It can be infectious so a wound must be covered to prevent transmission
The wound cleared up within two months but she was left with a large scar
By Emma Innes
PUBLISHED: 14:46 GMT, 9 September 2013 | UPDATED: 14:50 GMT, 9 September 2013
A Dutch teenager has been infected with an incredibly rare virus after attempting to rescue a drowning kitten.
The 17-year-old developed a blackened wound on her wrist after picking up the dying kitten from a ditch...