Infections From Animal Bites

Infections From Animal Bites

Dogs and cats as well as other domestic animals can make wonderful pets. Pets can provide companionship as well as teach lessons like responsibility to children. However, both domestic and wild animals can bite you and those you love, delivering harmful viruses and bacteria that can have potentially devastating effects on your life.

One common school science fair project is to show that there is more bacteria present in human mouths versus dog mouths. On the other hand, just because canines carry less bacteria than humans, it does not mean that this bacteria is safe. In …