Dog bite injuries are fairly unique in that they may be minor or life-threatening and the victims not even realize that they are dying as a result of the bite. Besides this, facial bites can cause broken bones in the face and even lead to serious nerve damage. This is why children need to be attended to by a medical professional in the cases of serious injuries to the face caused by dogs.
Dog bite injuries are also unique in that they may simply be painful puncture and laceration wounds, or they may instead be far more serious. Besides broken bones, nerve damage can occur, as well as deformity and disability, and even severe infections that can cause death.
Death may be an unusual result from a dog bite, but it is not unheard of in the U.S. Infections that occur as a result of a dog bite can lead to a serious infection like C canimorsus appearing. These are unusual but when they do happen, they can be lethal. The common symptoms of this family of infections include myalgia, malaise, fever, diarrhea, throwing up, dyspnea, pain in the abdominal regions, headaches, confusion, and skin rashes. In a great number of patients, disseminated intravascular coagulation results from it.