In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a family suffering from illnesses that ...

An NUS-based study says 11 species that have bitten humans here can carry 1 or more harmful microbes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

There are many reasons why your dog could be shaking its head, from ear infections to insect bites. While you may feel ...

Taking serious note of the rising incidents of stray dog attacks on children, the Punjab State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed Local Government and Rural Development ...

Three in every four animal bites are due to dogs, with over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious ...

Signs of infection include redness and warmth at the bite site. If you have any of these symptoms, see a healthcare provider. Skeeter syndrome itself isn't life-threatening and does not cause ...

Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals, but when it occurs, the disease can be deadly.

Here’s how it works. However, most Capnocytophaga infections in humans are caused by C. canimorsus, a species that lives in the mouths of dogs and cats.

A Greensburg man was jailed over the weekend and his dog seized after police said it had a severe infection related to an improper tail docking procedure, according to court papers. The dog’s ...

The tiny barbs of the quills make them move inward and deeper into tissue, potentially penetrating organs and eventually producing infection. This giant breed dog with a head larger than mine ...

I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it - ouch! - one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound ...