1/3. death by attack from a wild boar.Attacks on humans by wild animals causing fatal injuries are not uncommon in rural and forest areas of india. But death occurring due to attack by a wild boar is rare. As the victims of boar attack are usually recovered from dense forest areas, the investigating officers could be misled as to the nature of infliction of these multiple, fatal penetrating injuries to a possible homicide. Unlike the injuries inflicted by wild cats, canines and bulls, the hallmark of boar attack is the infliction of multiple penetrating injuries to the lower part of the body. This case is reported for its rarity, for the awareness of the possible injuries in such unnatural deaths, and for the factors predisposing to a boar attack.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = wild (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Human bubonic plague transmitted by a domestic cat scratch.Bubonic plague was transmitted to a 10-year-old girl in oregon by a scratch wound inflicted by a domestic cat. The cat probably was infected by contact with infected wild rodents or their fleas. yersinia pestis was identified in Diamanus montanus fleas collected from an abandoned burrow near the patient's home. Domestic cats may infect humans with Y pestis by inoculation from a scratch.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.14285714285714keywords = wild (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. A review of fatal bear maulings in alberta, canada.Occasionally, encounters with a grizzly or a black bear have proved fatal. We describe the characteristics of fatal bear maulings and the circumstances that provoked them. The actions of wild bears are compared with those of bears that have become comfortable around people (wild/"habituated" bears). A description of eight deaths that occurred in the province of alberta, canada, between 1973 and 1988 will underscore the above.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.28571428571429keywords = wild (Clic here for more details about this article) |