Wound Infections. Wound infections occur when cuts, scrapes, animal bites, sutured wounds, and puncture wounds get infected, which typically happens 24 to 72 hours after the event.

Gunshot wounds are puncture wounds. Don't expect to be able to tell the difference between entrance and exit wounds. It's a myth that one type is significantly worse than the other.

You can get a skin infection any time your skin is broken, whether from a cut, tattoo, piercing, puncture, sting, or bite. Some infections happen at the skin’s surface, but they can start deeper ...