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If a croc bite doesn't get you, infection will

  • Written by Simon Smith, Adjunct Lecturer (Clinical), Medicine, James Cook University
imageOpen wide ... the mouths of crocodiles like this contain bacteria that cause potentially lethal infections in people they bite.from www.shutterstock.com

Most people assume if you’re unlucky enough to be bitten by a crocodile, then a severed limb or other severe trauma is all you have to worry about. But new research is emerging about serious...

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