Dog bites

Every year, nearly a million people in the U.S. suffer from dog bites that are severe enough to require medical attention. Many of those bitten are children and most of those bites are from the family pet.

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Preventing dog bites

Dogs are known as “man’s best friend,” yet each year, more than 400,000 children receive medical attention for bites. The majority of those bites involve a dog that child knows.
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Wound Infection

Signs of wound infection include pus, spreading redness, increased pain or swelling, and fever. A break in the skin (a wound) shows signs of infection. Includes infected cuts, scrapes, sutured wounds, puncture wounds and animal bites. Most dirty wounds become infected 24 to 72 hours later.

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