Monkey bites: a public health problem in urban setting.
Animal bites constitute an important public health problem. Monkey bites accounted for 8.8% of total animal bites (1987-1991) treated in Postgraduate institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak. It was noted that monkeys are becoming the second most common animal to inflict bites. The hospital data revealed that 63.5% of the total animal bites belonged to class-III type. The article also details two case studies of monkey bites.
Singla
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Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000293:injuries; D014504:Urban Health