title: The current concepts in management of animal (dog, cat, snake, scorpion) and human bite wounds.
abstract: Animal and human bite wounds represent a significant global health issue. In the United States, animal and human bites are a very common health issue, causing significant morbidity and even, in rare scenarios, mortality. Most animal bite wounds in the United States are caused by dogs, with cat bites being a distant second. Human bite wounds constitute a dominant subset of all bite wounds. Several studies of bite wounds have reported improved outcomes with early diagnosis and immediate treatment. However, the available literature on the initial treatment provides a plethora of conflicting opinions and results. In this review, our aim was to identify and assess the current evidence on the management of animal (dog, cat, insects, scorpions, and snakes) and human bite wounds.
  
  
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  Review article, level III.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Viraj
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gries
authors.forename: Bellal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta; D012605:Scorpions; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012911:Snakes; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology