What are the symptoms of a human bite?
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Human bites are usually painful and leave bruises or teeth marks on your skin
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Infected bites are painful, red, and swollen
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If you punch someone in the mouth and get a cut on your knuckles, that's considered a human bite (a "fight bite")
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"Fight bites" on the fist of a person who punches another person in the mouth usually leave a small, straight cut over a knuckle—if a finger tendon (tissue connecting the muscle and bone) is cut, you may have a hard time moving that finger
What problems can human bites cause?
Human bites usually cause only bruises and shallow cuts. However, if someone bites a small part, such as your ear, nose, finger, or penis, they can bite it off.
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You're very unlikely to get HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and AIDS The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a type of virus called a retrovirus. It causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), which is life-threatening. HIV is called an immunodeficiency... read more if you're bitten by someone with HIV—there isn't much HIV virus in saliva (spit)
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You might get hepatitis Acute Hepatitis Hepatitis is inflammation (swelling) of your liver. An acute illness is one that comes on quickly and goes away quickly. Acute hepatitis sometimes becomes chronic hepatitis. A chronic illness... read more if you're bitten by someone who has the disease
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“Fight bites” often become infected because mouth germs can become trapped deep inside your hand
