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Seal finger, also known as sealer's finger and spekkfinger (from the Norwegian for "blubber"), [2] is an infection that afflicts the fingers of seal hunters and other people who handle seals, as a result of bites or contact with exposed seal bones; [citation needed] it has also been contracted by exposure to untreated seal pelts.
Sealpox is a cutaneous (skin) condition caused by a Parapoxvirus, usually affecting seal handlers who have been bitten by infected harbor or grey seals. [1]: 394 First identified in 1969, [2] it wasn't unequivocally proven to be transmissible to humans until 2005, [3] though such transmission had been reported at least as early as 1987. [4]
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Black widow bite symptoms can begin 30 to 120 minutes after the bite and include: Muscle pain, especially in the abdomen or back. ... Monitor for infection. 19. Kissing bug bites.
From ticks to spiders to bed bugs, here’s what the most common bug bites look like in photos, the symptoms to know, and whether or not they can be dangerous.
Fleabite and mosquito bite symptoms. Both fleabites and mosquito bites cause itching, ... But you may have an infection if itchy spots remain severe and anti-itch cream does not help, if the ...
Rodents, rabbits, and hares often serve as reservoir hosts, [19] but waterborne infection accounts for 5–10% of all tularemia in the United States, [20] including from aquatic animals such as seals. [21] Tularemia can also be transmitted by biting flies, particularly the deer fly Chrysops discalis. Individual flies can remain infectious for ...
The American dog tick spreads the bacteria that causes Rocky ... It can take up to 30 days for Lyme disease symptoms to appear after a tick bite, the CDC says. Signs and symptoms of tick-borne ...