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Human Bites, Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, FRCGP How might I get a human bite? Bites from humans are either intentional in a fight, or accidental, again most...
Human and Animal Bites, Antibiotic prophylaxis - when to prescribe Prescribe prophylactic antibiotics for: [ 1 ] All cat bites. All human bites under 7...
Dog and Cat Bites, Rabies Rabies is a very serious illness passed to humans from some animal bites. At present the UK is free from rabies. However, animal bites...
Mosquito Bites, Because mosquitos may carry infections that can be very serious for humans, there is a greater risk than for most other insect bites . Mosquito borne diseas...
Spider Bites, Almost all are fanged and venomous; however, fewer than 0.5% are able to bite through human skin and, of these, only a handful are considered dangerous. Most s...
Rat-bite Fever, Another form of rat-bite fever (more common in Asia where it is known as sodoku [ 1 ] ) is caused by infection with the Gram-negative bacterium Spirillum minus . [ 2 ] Ra...
Insect Bites and Stings, As well as a local reaction, the bite may cause an anaphylactic reaction and may act as a vector of disease. Human, dog, and cat fleas, as well a...
Insect Bites and Stings, Book a private appointment with a local pharmacist today to discover treatment options Book now Insect bites ...
HPV Vaccine (Human Papillomavirus Immunisation), Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a tiny germ that almost everyone gets at some point in their life. Usually it is fairly harmless, but ...
Note : for information on bites, see separate leaflets called Dog and Cat Bites and Human Bites . After dealing with a cut The most common complication is an infe...
Snake Bites, Epidemiology Internationally it is difficult to obtain accurate figures for the incidence of snake bites and deaths from snake bites. Many snake bi...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), See also the separate Management of HIV in Pregnancy and HIV Post-exposure Prophylaxis articles. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a ...
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination, What is human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination? Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was introduced into the immunisation schedu...
An infected mother passing it to her baby . A human bite from an infected person. This is very rare. Who needs the hepatitis B vaccination?
A puncture wound caused by a recent animal or human bite over the affected joint may be the source of septic arthritis. Is there loss of function?
What does a bedbug bite look like? Bed bug bites can be very itchy and irritating. The bites can vary from being very small red bite marks on your skin to larger red area...
Bruising on a child who is not independently mobile, due to age or disability. Bites Human bites (other than those thought to be caused by another young child). Ani...
It is passed to humans from bites or scratches from infected animals that carry the rabies virus - most commonly dogs but also other animals, including bats.
Ticks cannot jump or fly but they climb on to passing humans from long grass or foliage. If an infected tick bites a human then the bacteria may be passed into the human. , ...
Bartonella henselae , the bacteria that causes cat scratch disease, can be spread from cats to humans through cat scratches, cat bites, or a cat licking a human wound. It...