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animal bites, rabies, rabies, animal bite, animal bite, bites, animals, an animal bite, break, in the skin, a bruise, a puncture wound, bite, puncture wound, has a greater chance of becoming infected, rabies, rare, potentially fatal, disease transmitted by the saliva of a rabid animal, believe an animal rabid, notify the proper authorities, don't go near an animal that rabid, examples, raccoon who is active, a stray pet, an animal that is acting strangely, one who bites unprovoked, particularly cautious, bats, doctors believe that any potential contact, a bat, simply seeing a bat in house, a rabies vaccination, no cure, rabies once symptoms develop, vaccinated promptly after bitten, develop immunity, symptoms develop, believe you, have been exposed to rabies, must get vaccinated, person contracted rabies, a bat, the victims were not aware they had been bitten by a bat, a bat in house, a bat touches in any way, should health care provider immediately, advice, many animal bites, rabies vaccination, stitches, not required, antibiotics, animal bites, hand, fingers especially warrant antibiotics, have any doubt, the need, seek medical care, pets, the most common cause of bites, dog bites occurring most often, cat bites, higher chance of infection, due to longer, sharper teeth, produce deeper puncture wounds, stray animals, wild animals, skunks, raccoons, bats, bite thousands of people each year, bitten by a wild animal, an unknown pet, try to keep it in view notify animal control authorities, help in capturing it, determine animal needs to be impounded, checked, rabies, animal whose rabies vaccination status is unknown, captured, quarantined, skin break, bleeding, puncture-type wound, major cuts, crushing injuries, bruising, certain diseases, transmitted, bites, symptoms of these, flu-like symptoms, headache, fever, calm, reassure the person, wear latex gloves, wash hands thoroughly, attending, wound, wash hands afterwards, bite is not bleeding severely, wash the wound thoroughly, mild soap, running water, 3 to 5 minutes, cover the bite, antibiotic ointment, a clean dressing, bite is actively bleeding, apply direct pressure, a clean, dry cloth, bleeding subsides, elevate the area, the bite, bite is on the hand, fingers, doctor right away, over the next 24 to 48 hours, observe the bite, signs of infection, increasing skin redness, swelling, pain, bite becomes infected, take the person to an emergency facility, not go near an animal, have rabies, not try to catch it yourself, an animal's behavior is strange, rabid, notify the proper authorities, police, always direct you, proper animal control authorities, tell them what the animal looks, where it is so they, capture it, person has been seriously wounded, person is bleeding significantly, not stop, simple first aid measures, call doctor, go to a hospital emergency room, person was bitten, unknown, wild animal, person has not had a tetanus shot, the past 5 years, a person has not had a tetanus shot in 5 years, a tetanus shot, 24 hours of any skin break, swelling, redness, pus draining, wound, pain, bite is on the face, neck, hands, bite is deep, large, aren't sure wound needs stitches, report the bite, local animal control authorities, seek professional medical care, allow authorities to test the animal, prevent further incidents, teach children not to approach strange animals, not provoke, tease animals, auerbach ps, wilderness medicine, 4th ed, mosby, mandell gl, bennett je, dolin r, eds, principles of infectious diseases, 5th ed, new york, ny, churchill livingstone, 3202-3204, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, london, mosby, 774-780.