Immediate first aid after a dog bite can reduce infection and rabies risk. Doctors explain what to do in the first 15 minutes ...

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Heat, redness, swelling, or pain can be signs of an infected bug bite.An untreated ...

Bug bites don’t cause staph infections on their own. However, when an insect or spider bites someone, it can create an avenue for bacteria to get into the body’s tissues. A friend’s son went to urgent ...

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. In ...

Rat bites, often accidental, can introduce harmful bacteria. Prompt cleaning with soap and water is crucial to reduce infection risk. Seek medical help if you notice increasing redness, fever, or ...

Beyond physical injury, dog bites can lead to severe, potentially fatal illnesses, including rabies, sepsis, and meningitis, ...

Kansas City Royals’ Alcides Escobar fields a ball during baseball spring training Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP Alcides Escobar was removed from yesterday’s ...

A man contracted a "flesh-eating" infection, necrotizing fasciitis, after a family member bit his leg. Donnie Adams survived, but his doctor Fritz Brink said he came close to organ failure and sepsis.

Good morning. Eleven cases of mpox have appeared in Connecticut so far this year. This is a 175% increase from 2023. Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a potentially deadly zoonotic disease that is ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(2):215-226. As with most mammalian bites, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (augmentin) is a reasonable empiric antibiotic in an ...