Wow, look at the claws on him!
Are these posionous?
It really needs to have it's nails done.
As to your question, below is a quote from Wikapedia.
Komodo dragons also possess virulent bacteria in their saliva, of which more than 28 Gram-negative and 29 Gram-positive strains have been isolated.[23] These bacteria cause septicemia in their victim; if an initial bite does not kill the prey animal and it escapes, it will commonly succumb within a week to the resulting infection. The deadliest bacteria in Komodo dragon saliva appears to be a very deadly strain of Pasteurella multocida, from studies performed with lab mice.[24] Because the Komodo dragon appears immune to its own microbes, much research has been done searching for the antibacterial molecule in the hopes of human medicinal use.[25]
You never want to be infected by a member of the Pasteurella family. I should have added that the Pasteurella family includes bubonic plague.
Les