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- Most bites are from provoked animals.
- Dog bite wounds:
- Large dogs inflict the most serious wounds (pit bulls cause the most human fatalities).
- Most fatalities in children (70%) due to bites to face/neck
- Dogs of family or friends account for most bites.
- Cat bite wounds:
- Majority from pets known to victim
- 50% infection rate in those seeking care
- Puncture wounds most frequent due to sharp thin teeth causing deep inoculation of bacteria
- Cat-scratch disease (CSD):
- 3 of the following 4 criteria:
- Cat contact, with presence of scratch or inoculation lesion of the skin, eye, or mucous membrane
- Positive CSD skin test result
- Characteristic lymph node histopathology
- Negative results of laboratory studies for other causes of lymphadenopathy ...
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