Blood cultures tested positive for Pasteurella multocida, a pathognomonic bacterium that can cause infection following a cat bite. The patient’s medical history was taken anew, and she reported ...

Unfortunately, failure to adequately clean bite wounds, along with delayed medical care, often leads to infection. The majority of bites are still from dogs, although, as humans continue to move ...

Most of the management guidelines for the treatment of bite infections are based on expert opinion. The goals of therapy are to prevent or treat infection, as well as minimize soft tissue damage.

When my Siberian cat Alexei licks me, I take it as a sign of love. However, when he quickly follows the licking with a bite, ...

If you’ve ever owned a cat, chances are you’ve been a scratch or cat bite victim. It’s not always a violent affair. Cats love ...

Public Health England said the victim became infected after being bitten by a cat ... a viral infection that affects the brain and central nervous system. It is passed on through bites and ...

He developed a flesh-eating infection and lost "chunks of muscle and flesh" from his upper arm. "My notes say I had necrotising fasciitis secondary to a spider bite," he added. A scar now runs ...

Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the cattle outbreak, there were feline cases linked to wild birds or poultry.