Gulfcoast Veterinary Hospital reports at least six dog deaths from pythiosis in the Sarasota-Manatee area within the last two ...

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

A DOG ABUSER from Risca has been handed a ban from keeping animals for one year after he failed to care for Loona, an English Bulldog.

The move means every area in the country will be able to offer jabs to those at a higher risk of getting the infection ... contact with rashes, skin lesions or scabs caused by the virus, including ...

Yes, a tooth infection can spread and affect the whole body. It can spread to the bone, blood vessels, skin, and fat if not treated promptly. Most tooth infections are easily treatable.

Contacts will be offered testing and vaccination where needed to prevent further infections and they will ... Direct contact with rash, scabs, or body fluids. Respiratory droplets from prolonged ...

A scab after surgery is a normal part of healing. It forms at the incision site to protect the skin underneath while it heals. Removing a scab can impede healing, so it's best to let it fall off on ...

Simple, uncomplicated SSSIs include erysipelas, cellulitis, furuncles, superficial abscesses and wound infections ... complicated if it involves deeper skin structures such as fascia or muscle ...

Something about the sight of a scab brings on the urge to pick at it. You may even think you’d be doing a good thing by pulling the crust off a wound and “letting the air get to it.” But there’s no ...

Skin disease is a common problem among dogs. It often results in changes in the dog’s coat, which, over time, can start to ...

While there is not one single cause of skin tags, several factors can increase your risk for developing them. HPV infection causes genital warts. This is a type of STI, and it’s highly contagious.

Such may be the human condition. But as anyone who’s ever owned a dog will tell you, it’s not a problem—or a regret—that dogs seem to have. In their boundless joys and wild anxieties alike ...