ANIMAL bite cases involving both stray and pet animals in Lapu-Lapu City have increased by 54.8 percent, with the Animal Bite ...

Iowa City Animal Services says it is looking for information about a dog that bit someone on Tuesday afternoon.

Iowa City Animal Services is investigating a dog bite incident that happened early Monday morning on the 1900 Block of ...

Ticks are parasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. They vary in size and ...

The bite from a brown recluse can be serious, but that doesn't mean it's always life-threatening. This is what to do if you're bitten.

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

Health inspectors have detected rabies in dead bats around Reedley and Fresno, and those bats may have been in contact with ...

The Wake County Animal Center has temporarily shut its doors to curb a canine illness outbreak after Streptococcus ...

Even if there is no infection, they can cause scarring if the wound is not ... Rabies, caused almost exclusively by animal bites, can lead to severe symptoms including lockjaw and hydrophobia within ...

Animal and human bites are a common reason for emergency consultation, especially in children. The most common complication of bite wounds is local infection. Systemic infections are much rarer. The ...

Despite having no predators in the animal world, illegal poaching, habitat loss and the effects of inbreeding have seen a decrease in their numbers and they are now considered critically endangered.

Humans frequently sustain bites that often result in infection caused by the biter's oral flora as well as environmental bacteria. It is important for providers to be familiar with the evaluation ...