Wound Care Society

Scorpions do not actually bite and the word “bite” itself is commonly used to refer to scorpion sting. Scorpions use their sting to defend themselves and capture their prey. Thus, they do not usually bite humans unless provoked, and in fact, there are variety of ways humans might provoke scorpions. Sudden movements, such as wearing […]

When bitten by either wild or domestic animals, you are not advised to wait until the symptoms of rabies occur to get an anti-rabies serum shot, especially if the animal is potentially suspected of carrying the virus. By seeing the animal’s behavior before, while, and after biting you, you will be able to determine your […]

Scorpions prey on smaller insects and use their sting to paralyze the victims. Hence, most scorpion stings are commonly harmless to humans and do not cause life-threatening symptoms. The most dangerous scorpions, however, whose venoms you should not ignore if get bitten are those living in Arizona and central-south America and native to African stranded […]

Most animals, including cats, are definitely territorial. In defending their claimed area, thus, cats are often involved with the other cats or even other animals, resulting in those fight wounds. These resulted wounds can result from bites and scratch during the fight. Mostly, the wounds are puncture wounds from the teeth or skin tears from […]

The risk of getting rabies is one of the common concern when someone got bitten by animals. Either stray or even domestic animals may be exposed to rabies, which can be transmitted to humans through the animal saliva so that animal bites usually become a threat. While dog bites, especially from those looking ill or […]

Minor animal bites and scratches are common and can usually be treated at home. These bites and scratches commonly do not induce any health problems if you have a good immune system, do not have any health complications, are not suffering from other diseases, and have got a tetanus shot within the last five years. […]

Scorpion bites may mostly be harmless. Despite this, these bites are commonly painful and hence, proper treatments will help to minimize the resulted pain and promote faster recovery. You have to be extra cautious about scorpion bites on either young children or the elderly, as victims at these ages are more prone to severe effects […]

Rabies is considered as a very dangerous virus which can lead to a life-threatening condition to both animals and humans. Among all kinds of animal reported to be able to carry the rabies virus, dogs are the most common cause of rabies in humans and fellow dogs. Rabies is caused by a vigorous virus which […]

If we talk about diseases that are caused by animal, the first thing that might come to our mind is may be rabies. Yes, it is true that rabies is one of the most dangerous illnesses caused by animal. It has killed millions of people each year. However, it is not the only disease that […]

Many people assume that all species of scorpions possess lethal venom and thus, can cause life-threatening sting effects, while in fact, only 30 out of almost 1,500 scorpion species are pronounced deadly. Scorpions with the most deadly venom are found in Arizona and native to Africa. Knowing this essential information about scorpion is important, so […]