When considering the frequency of bites, it’s intriguing to compare those inflicted by sharks worldwide to those by humans in ...

As mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever spread across the world, researchers say that a key strategy to prevent these illnesses may be dissuading the insects from biting their ...

A human bite infected Donnie Adams, 50, with the potentially deadly flesh-eating bacteria A Florida Man is healing after a scary complication from a bite. Donnie Adams of Tampa Bay, Fla. was at a ...

A New Mexico man faces potentially a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon that resulted in an amputation, officials announced Monday. His choice of weapon ...

Dec. 4 -- (HealthDay News) -- A human bite can lead to a dangerous infection, just as an animal bite can. About one-third of hand infections are caused by human bite wounds, which can be loaded with ...

Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in ...

Nature packs surprises in every corner, be it in the form of fierce predators or gentle creatures that share our world ...

According to Smithsonian National Zoo, giant pandas are shy animals and avoid interaction with humans, and biting occurs only ...

A bite from a black widow can be serious, but here's when to get treatment, and when to know if symptoms will resolve on ...