Dog bites commonly transmit bacteria and have a high risk of infection. Any bite that breaks the skin should be evaluated by a healthcare provider. This article discusses dog bite treatment.

The majority of bites are still from dogs ... to be learned about bite infections. As new and improved techniques for identification and susceptibility testing of bacterial pathogens are developed ...

Human bites tend to have a higher complication and infection rate than animal bites, with approximately 10–15% of human bites becoming infected. [9] Infection usually emerges 1–2 days after ...

When former England rugby player Matt Dawson was bitten by a tick in a London park early last year, it caused a bacterial infection to ... They then bite into the skin and start to feed on your ...

People who get too close to a seal are at risk of a "nasty" blood infection linked ... they are going to bite." She explained "seal finger" is caused by the necrotic bacteria on their teeth.