what is she waiting for?! go see a doctor asap!

To be fair, it's an honest mistake. It's buried somewhere down in a line of paragraphs which all start with "Manton-Williams said her friend ..." My eyes keep thinking I already read that line and skip to the next one.

I never learned to read

Rabies, Tetanus, there is a 10-20% infection rate because of all the bacteria in saliva. Some animals have long sharp front teeth (for example cats) which really get the bacteria deep down... General advise is doctor, bites are problematic.