<p>High School Life was unable to answer this for me so...</p>
<p>My friends are having a debate. One is saying that preventing Cat Scratch Disease (and B. henselae, the causative agent) in humans is a huge thing in medical society and one says that it isn't. They've been at it for a while. What do you think?</p>
<p>Statistics:
Annual health expenditure on CSD in US alone: 12 million dollars (not including costs of ICU for bacillary angiomatosis/peliosis, Peliosis hepatis)
4-98% of cats (dependent on region) have B. henselae, the causative agent of CSD</p>
<p>CSD is also related with tonsillitis, encephalitis, hepatitis, pneumonia, and other serious diseases (bacillary angiomatosis, peliosis hepatis, etc).</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>