Dog bites
When do bites happen?
Although you may be more worriedabout bites fromwild and stray animals, any animal has the potential to bite. Many bites are actually caused by a person's own pet or an animal belonging to a friend or neighbour. Animals can act unpredictably and bitesaren't always provoked. However, an animal is more likely to bite if it's been disturbed, feels threatened, or gets overexcited. Most human bites occur when one person punches another person in the mouth. They can also happenduring contact sports, vigorous sex, domestic violence or sexual assault ,and fits(seizures).
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Introduction
Read about what to do if you've been bitten by an animal or person, what treatment you may need, and how to reduce your chances of being bitten.
What to do if you've been bitten
If you've been bitten by an animal or another person: clean the wound immediately by running warm tap water over it for a couple of minutes it's a good idea to do this even if the skin doesn't appea
When to seek medical advice
If the bite has broken the skin, you should seek immediate medical attention after cleaning the wound. Don't delay seeking help until symptoms of infection appear. Minor bites can be treatedatyour G
Signs a bitemay be infected
Symptoms that suggest a wound has become infected include: redness and swelling around the wound the wound feels warm and increasingly painful liquid or pus leaks from the wound a fever of 38C (1
When do bites happen?
Although you may be more worriedabout bites fromwild and stray animals, any animal has the potential to bite. Many bites are actually caused by a person's own pet or an animal belonging to a friend o
How to avoid animal bites
Most animal bites are caused by dogs. The advice below may help reduce the chances of being bitten: never leave a young child unsupervised with a dog regardless of what type of dog it isand its prev
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