Animal bites, particularly from dogs, carry risks of rabies and bacterial infection. Proper wound care and monitoring for symptoms like swelling are essential first steps after a bite.
Animal bites are a common occurrence, particularly among children. According to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, dogs cause the majority of animal bites in the United States. Other animals that bite humans include cat, rodents and farm animals.
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According to the World Health Organization, nearly 55,000 people die from rabies infections every year. Most of those deaths occur in Asia and Africa, though rabies infections have been reported in 155 countries and on every continent except Antarctica.
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