Most of the management guidelines for the treatment of bite infections are based on expert opinion. The goals of therapy are to prevent or treat infection, as well as minimize soft tissue damage. In ...

Immediate first aid after a dog bite can reduce infection and rabies risk. Doctors explain what to do in the first 15 minutes ...

Iowa City Animal Services is asking for the public’s help identifying a dog involved in a reported bite.Officials said they ...

A bat tested positive for rabies in Pueblo County, prompting health officials to urge caution. Rabies is a deadly virus primarily transmitted through bites from infected animals. Residents are advised ...

Cats are popular pets, but sometimes they can scratch or bite. Cat bites and scratches can cause pain and infection in humans, so it’s important to know how to provide first aid in such situations.

Tracy Ridout "didn't think anything of" the nip she suffered on her hand from a friend's German Shepherd — but within days, she was in a medically-induced coma Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at ...

Iowa City Animal Services is investigating a dog bite that occurred on January 1 around 10 a.m. at the corner of Benton ...

COLUMBIA — Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services has released its 2024 Communicable Disease Report. The report highlights trends in reportable illnesses and public health risks across ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(2):215-226. As with most mammalian bites, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (augmentin) is a reasonable empiric antibiotic in an ...