Land Animal Bite (cont.)
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Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
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John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEPJohn P. Cunha, DO, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Cunha's educational background includes a BS in Biology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a DO from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, MO. He completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey. IN THIS ARTICLELand Animal Bite Symptoms
Symptoms of local wound infection may include warmth, pus, red streaks, a foul odor, lymph node swelling, pain with joint movement, and fever. Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Land Animal Bite
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Because many animal bites are never reported, determining the exact incidence of animal bite wounds in the United States, let alone the world, is difficult.
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