Frequency. United States. Of an estimated 3-6 million animal bites per year in the United States, approximately 80-90% are from dogs, 5-15% are from cats, and 2-5% are from rodents, with the balance from other small animals (eg, rabbits, ferrets), farm animals, monkeys, reptiles, and others.
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The ESR is an inexpensive, simple test of chronic inflammatory activity. Indications for the ESR have decreased as the sophistication of laboratory testing has increased. The ESR rises with age, but this increase may simply reflect a higher disease prevalence in the elderly. The use of the ESR as a screening test in asymptomatic persons is limited by its low sensitivity and specificity.