* Increasing pain, redness, swelling and feeling hot to touch around the wound.
* Red streaks extending from the wound.
* Wound that's oozing pus.
* Fever
* Fatigue.
* Swollen lymph nodes.
Seek immediate medical care if any of the symptoms are present to avoid developing;
- Infections that spread to bones and joints.
- Sepsis, a bodywide reaction to an infection that can be life threatening.
- Endocarditis, an infection of the heart's inner lining that's mostly caused by bacteria that spread from another infection.
- Abscess formation which refers to the collection of infected fluid in a body tissue.