animal bite
Beast's teeth mark
An animal bite is a wound inflicted by the teeth of an animal, whether wild, domestic, or human.
The term appears most often in medical and legal contexts: The doctor asked if she'd had any recent animal bites.
Dog bites account for most cases, though cat bites pose higher infection risk due to their puncture depth.
Insurance claims and public health reporting track animal bites separately from other injuries.
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- puncture woundInjury from piercing object
- rabiesFatal bite-transmitted encephalitis
- rabies shotVaccine preventing deadly virus
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
fang · puncture · venom · dog · snake · scratch · infection · bleeding · pain · deep tissue · attack · jaw · wild · feral · saliva · swelling · scar · tetanus
- outdoor hazardsbears, heatstroke, snakes, blisters, sunburn
- skin injuriescut, scrape, scratch, bruise, burn
- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
- harmharming, injury, hurting, abuse, injuring
- rural healthcarecountry doctor, rural hospitals, rural hospital, rural clinics, mobile clinic
animal bitebee sting
Insect's venomous jab
wasp sting · scorpion sting · jellyfish sting · sting · kick
animal biteanimal cruelty
Mistreatment of beasts
animal abuse · slaughter · poaching · hunting · animal neglect
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