Here’s how it works. However, most Capnocytophaga infections in humans are caused by C. canimorsus, a species that lives in the mouths of dogs and cats.

It’s worth nothing that a dog bite requires a trip to the emergency room if you’re bleeding heavily, but otherwise, patients ...

A Greensburg man was jailed over the weekend and his dog seized after police said it had a severe infection related to an improper tail docking procedure, according to court papers. The dog’s ...

However, most Capnocytophaga infections in humans are caused by C. canimorsus, a species that lives in the mouths of dogs and cats. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that ...

I hurried to a nearby hospital emergency room, where they said that, without treatment, the infection was ... surgery to clean the wound. In comparison, almost all dog bite ER patients are treated ...