Lately is enough to walk near FoD or any map where a lycan is and get the message :
*TROLLFACE* A lycan farted and you've been trolled with a bad scratch!
For a lowbie can be quite a pain, considering a melee doesn't even need to get hit to get the scratch.
I know a simple fix could be just avoid areas where lycans are, but both Wharftown boys lair and FoD are hard to replace in the first\mid levels.
As it is now, is not even worth healing it off if you don't want to stay a lycan, because the next encounter with one will likely infect you again.
Cheers!
*Edit: Alternatively make Belladonna a bit more effective? Last time I was scratched I used it like a couple of minutes before. I'm told it lasts 2-3 rounds... it may be made to last a few hours, so if you're cautious and you don't wish to be infected you have a chance to play it a bit more safe?