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Animal Bites

Animal bites, if severe, can be a life-threatening emergency that requires clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below is some additional information about animal bites, for which we have provided a brief overview.

If you cannot find the information in which you are interested, please visit the Common Childhood Injuries and Poisonings Online Resources page in this Web site for an Internet/World Wide Web address that may contain additional information on that topic.

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