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A dog bite is a bite upon a person or other animal by a dog. More than one successive bite is often called a dog attack , although dog attacks can include knock-downs and scratches. Though some dog bites do not result in injury , they can result in infection , disfigurement , temporary or permanent disability , or death .
[3] [4] Dogs not only cause morbidity and mortality as a result of bites, but may also transmit zoonotic infections, which can also result in illness or death. [5] It is estimated that 15% to 20% of dog bite wounds become infected, with occasional cases of meningitis and endocarditis leading to death. [5] [6] [3]
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Florida — Okkerse was killed while swimming/snorkeling by a 12-foot (3.7 meters) alligator at Blue Spring State Park near Orange City. The final cause of death was determined by the Volusia County medical examiner's office in consultation with a forensic odontologist from a neighboring county who specializes in animal bites. [30] [31] [32 ...
A Florida man died last Thursday, on the Fourth of July, after he was attacked by a pack of dogs that left more than 100 bites over his body. A Florida man died last Thursday, on the Fourth of ...
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/Photos Getty ImagesWhen a Belgian Malinois named Gunner bit into a 9-year-old boy at a Florida fishing tournament earlier this month, it didn’t seem like ...
Death of an Angel: The Inside Story of how Justice Prevailed in the San Francisco Dog-mauling Case. ISBN 978-0971889903; Jones, Aphrodite. Red Zone: The Behind-The-Scenes Story of the San Francisco Dog Mauling. ISBN 0-06-053782-5; O'Leary, Shannon. Pet Noir (contains a story by O'Leary, illustrated by MariNaomi, of this case), Manic D Press.
Last year mail carriers in California reported 656 dog biting attacks — the highest in the nation. Among cities, Los Angeles ranked fourth.