Can a kid give Bartonella to another kid?

Hi, my youngest daughter has Lyme and bartonella, currently on ABX and doing better. Two days ago she got very angry with her sister and scratched her sister with her nails until bleeding. Actually quite deep scratch.

We washed the injury and put some desinfection on it. But yesterday I noticed a pink, round oval around the one of scratch marks. I am starting to think - can an ill kid give another kid this horrible illness by scratching like cats do?

I may as well be a general infection. I keep putting antibacterial cream on her leg, but if it doesn't go over, I will need to get some antibiotics maybe.

What do you think? Anybody has read somewhere how this illness can be given to another human? Should I worry?

One of my youngest daughters symptoms is anger. :((( But we work on this and hope for the best. She is already better comparing how it was.

I agree - it's likely possible. Bartonella is pretty easy to catch from cats through scratching.

But I'd keep your eye on the wound site - the red 'ring' might be more indicative of general infection than bart, specifically. I'd continue cleaning and adding the cream daily and keep it covered. But do not hesitate to get her to the ER to have it checked out if it continues to feel warm to the touch or the 'ring' grows in size (mark it with a marker).

Regarding the anger - it is a very common bart symptom. Have you tried adding in herbal support for bart for broader coverage?

-p

Hi VeryLuckyGirl -

My opinion on tick-borne infections/diseases (TBD) is that most people carry them... Not all - but there are just too many, they're too easy to catch, there are far more endemic areas than just the northeast and upper midwest, and most people, particularly kids, are outside all the time. Some people become very ill, some people never show symptoms due to the state of health they are in when they're initially infected and a dominant immune system or just the opposite. Some ticks are particularly filthy and transmit many infections that overwhelm the immune system. There are several other reasons for why we all react so differently.

Unfortunately, the tests just don't give us good information. People generally don't treat unless symptoms pop up, which makes sense. But the absence of symptoms doesn't mean the absence of the infections. I don't have children, but if I did and there was a reason to suspect infection (either because I live in an endemic area or symptoms pop up even intermittently, or someone else close to them is infected) I would treat with herbal protocols - if not just to provoke a response (which would be more likely to give you information) - to simply cover my bases.

But back to your question -
I think you will get better input than I could give you by posting a new thread and asking that specific question. We have wonderful parents here who have treated kids and/or have done a lot of research on it.

Hope this is helpful -

-p

If the bacteria is able to survive in air and the daughter doing the scratching had her fingers in her mouth just prior....
questions to check on.