I have heard this almost everywhere and it causes me to have phobia of cats
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The rabies virus is the most dangerous saliva-borne germ a cat or dog can bestow on a person. Thankfully, rabies in people is very rare in the U.S. (only 47 cases were reported between 1990 and 2005), and most of those cases are attributed to bites from wild animals such as bats and raccoons.
Cat scratch disease, The rare infection can be passed from cats to humans through bites or scratches, but can also be transmitted through affectionate behaviors like licking. Anything that is exposed to the cat’s mouth, including if you have a little scratch that the cat licks, that’s how you can get it.