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Animal bite

Animal bite: Introduction

People can be bitten by animals in the wild or by domestic animals. The dangers involved with animal bites, apart from the obvious physical damage, is the risk of infection or rabies. Dog bites are the most common type of animal bites followed by cat bites however cat bites carrier a greater risk of infection. ...more »

Symptoms of Animal bite

• Local pain
• Local wound
• Local bleeding
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Animal bite

• Antibiotics
• Tetanus shots
• See treatment of tetanus
• Rabies shots
• See treatment of rabies
• more treatments...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Animal bite?

• Misdiagnosis of Animal bite
• Failure to diagnose Animal bite
• Undiagnosed: Animal bite

Animal bite: Related Patient Stories

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Animal bite: Deaths

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Alternative Treatments for Animal bite

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Animal bite may include:

• Gently and thoroughly clean the wound
• Hypericum homeopathic remedy-by mouth
• Hydrophobinum homeopathic remedy-by mouth
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Types of Animal bite

• Cat bite
• Dog bite
• Human bite
• Rat bite
• Fox bite
• more types...»

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Animal bite: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Animal bite:

• Wound infection
• Tetanus
• Rabies
• Cat scratch fever
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Causes of Animal bite

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Disease Topics Related To Animal bite

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Animal bite:

• Rabies
• Hydrophobia
• Immunoglobins
• Tetanus
• Tetanus vaccine
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Animal bite

Medical research articles related to Animal bite include:

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• Is there any evidence for the prohylactic use of antibitics in patients with IDDM when they present with insect bites (to try and prevent cellulitis) or if they present with any other wound to prevent infection?
• Pasteurella Multocida Infection (Treatment)
• Pasteurella Multocida Infection (Overview)
• Cellulitis (Treatment)
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Animal bite

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Research about Animal bite

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Statistics for Animal bite

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Animal bite: Broader Related Topics

• Diseases contagious from animals
• Accident or injury conditions
• Bites, stings and other animal-related conditions
• more types...»

Types of Animal bite

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