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A bite is a wound received from the mouth (and in particular, the teeth) of an animal or person. Animals may bite in self-defense, or in an attempt to predate food. Other bite attacks may be apparently unprovoked, especially in the case of bites committed by psychologically or emotionally disturbed humans. Some disorders such as Lesch-Nyhan syndrome may cause people to bite themselves. The word bite has the following meanings: Look up bite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Superficial bullet wounds In medicine, a wound is a type of physical trauma wherein the skin is torn, cut or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). ... For other uses, see Mouth (disambiguation). ... Types of teeth Molars are used for grinding up foods Carnassials are used for slicing food. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... -1...

Bite wounds raise a number of medical concerns for the physician or first aider including: See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... For other uses, see Doctor. ... First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ...

• Generalized tissue damage due to tearing and scratching.
• Serious hemorrhage if major blood vessels are pierced.
• Infection by bacteria or other pathogens, including rabies.
• Introduction of venom into the wound by venomous animals such as some snakes.
• Introduction of other irritants into the wound, causing inflammation and itching.

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ... A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host. ... It has been suggested that Snake poison be merged into this article or section. ... Families Acrochordidae Aniliidae Anomalepididae Anomochilidae Atractaspididae Boidae Bolyeriidae Colubridae Cylindrophiidae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ... An abscess on the skin, showing the redness and swelling characteristic of inflammation. ... An itch (Latin: pruritus) is a sensation felt on an area of skin that makes a person or animal want to scratch it. ...

[edit] Examples

• Flea bites are responsible for the transmission of bubonic plague.
• Mosquito bites are responsible for the transmission of malaria.
• The bites of various animals may transmit rabies.

For other uses, see Flea (disambiguation). ... The bubonic plague or bubonic fever is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis. ... For other uses, see Mosquito (disambiguation). ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. ...

[edit] Treatment

Bite wounds are washed, ideally with povidone-iodine soap and water. The injury is then loosely bandaged, but is not sutured due to risk of infection.

Animal bites inflicted by carnivores (other than rodents) are considered possible cases of rabies. The animal is caught alive or dead with its head preserved, so the head can later be analyzed to detect the disease. Signs of rabies include foaming at the mouth, self-mutilation, growling, jerky behavior, and red eyes. If the animal lives for ten days and does not develop rabies, then it is probable that no infection has occurred. Carnivorism redirects here. ... Families Many, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. ...

If the animal is gone, prophylactic rabies treatment is recommended in most places. Certain places, such as Hawaii, Australia and the United kingdom, are known not to have native rabies. Treatment is generally available in North America and the Northern European states. Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Northern Europe is a name for the northern part of the European continent. ...

[edit] Behavior

Biting is an age appropriate behavior and reaction for children 2.5 years and younger. Conversely children above this age have verbal skills to explain their needs and dislikes and biting is not age appropriate. Regardless, biting should not be tolerated in any age group. Biting may be prevented by methods including redirection, changing the environment and responding to biting by talking about appropriate ways to express anger and frustration. School age children, those older than 2.5 years, who habitually bite may require professional help. ^[1] An activity or experience is age appropriate if it does not exceed a childs stage of development. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

[edit] See also

• Snakebite
• Spider bite
• Wilderness first aid
• Insect bites and stings
• The Bite Fight

A snakebite, or snake bite, is a bite inflicted by a Snake. ... Chelicerae of a black wishbone (Nemesiidae) spider, a mygalomorph Spiders occasionally bite humans. ... Wilderness first aid is the provision of first aid under conditions where the arrival of emergency responders or the patient evacuation may be delayed due to constraints of terrain, weather, and available persons or equipment. ... Insect bites and stings occur when an insect is agitated and seeks to defend itself through its natural defense mechanisms, or when an insect seeks to feed off the bitten person. ... This section contains a list of trivia items. ...

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Treating human bites