Animal attack

[4] In the United States, a person is more likely to be killed by a domesticated dog than they are to die from being hit by lightning according to the National Safety Council.

[6] Injuries caused by animal attacks result in thousands of fatalities worldwide every year.

[6] The World Health Organization uses identical coding, though it is unclear whether all countries keep track of animal-related fatalities.

Though animals, excluding some tigers, do not regularly hunt humans, there is concern that these incidents are "bad for many species 'public image'."

Non-domesticated animals, although assumed to be more common, especially as a cause of rabies infection, make up less than one percent of reported bite wounds.

[11] Dog bites are commonplace, with children the most frequently bitten and the face and scalp the most common targets.

Some of the bacteria identified by the remains that are maintained in the bites and by exposure to other variables and change of physical environment are: Pasturella spp., Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Moraxella, Corynebacterium, Neisseria, Fusobacterium, Bacteroides, Posphuomonoa, Capnocytophaga canimorsus, and Prevotella.

In addition, it is essential to know and consider the probability of transmission, the animal that caused the bite, the type and severity of the injury, and the age and overall health of the victim.

[citation needed] In 1936, amputation was required in a third of cases in which treatment was delayed for 24 hours or longer.

Clinicians use these codes to quantify the medical condition and its causes and to bill insurance companies for the treatment required as a result of encounters with animals.