Animal Bites
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Animal Bites Incidence
Facts about animal bites:
About 5 million people in the US are bitten by animals each year.
Dog bites
are the most common animal bites.
Cat bites
and
human bites
are the most common causes of infected bite wounds.
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Animal Bites Symptoms
Related Topics:
Cat bites
Dog bites
Human bites
Rodent bites
Snakebite
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Last Updated: Feb 25, 2008
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Animal Bites References:
Brook I. Management of human and animal bite wounds: an overview. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2005 May;18(4):197-203.
Brook I. Microbiology and management of human and animal bite wound infections. Prim Care. 2003 Mar;30(1):25-39, v.
Talan DA, Citron DM, Abrahamian FM, Moran GJ, Goldstein EJ. Bacteriologic analysis of infected dog and cat bites. Emergency Medicine Animal Bite Infection Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999 Jan 14;340(2):85-92.
Wolff KD. Management of animal bite injuries of the face: experience with 94 patients. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1998 Jul;56(7):838-43.
