GREAT BARRINGTON -- Language barriers, cultural differences, and complicated health care forms are a few of the challenges keeping recent immigrants from getting adequate health care.ndocumented immigrants, who are are not eligible for Common wealth Care or MassHealth, typically rely on the safety net of community clinics and emergency-room services, Hernandez said. Since the beginning of the year, there's been a renewed statewide push to get ethnic minorities to sign up for insurance.
Bacterial Infections from Cats. The most common zoonotic disease that is transmitted from cats to humans is the cat scratch disease, also known as the bartonellosis. The infection occurs if you are scratched or bitten by a cat that is infected with the bacteria.Fleas may also transmit this infection.The cat scratch disease is manifested through symptoms such as inflamed lymph nodes, fever, muscle pain and headaches.he infection occurs if you are scratched or bitten by a cat that is infected with the bacteria. Fleas may also transmit this infection. The cat scratch disease is manifested through symptoms such as inflamed lymph nodes, fever, muscle pain and headaches.
Bartonella Infection (Cat Scratch Disease, Trench Fever, and CarriÃ³nâs Disease) Bartonella bacteria cause several diseases in humans. The three most common are cat scratch disease, caused by B. henselae; trench fever, caused by B. quintana; and CarriÃ³nâs disease, caused by B. bacilliformis. 1  SymptomsInfected site of scratch... 2  TransmissionCats carry fleas. 3  CliniciansHuman Bartonella infections...