peter soellinger. cause rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from...
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RABIESPeter Soellinger
Cause
Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by a virus. The disease affects domestic and wild animals, and is spread to people through close contact with infectious material, usually saliva, via bites or scratches.
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SymptomsCan occur a day after the bite or also a year. irritability excessive movements or agitation confusion hallucinations aggressiveness bizarre or abnormal thoughts muscle spasms abnormal postures seizures (convulsions) weakness or paralysis (when a person cannot move some part of the
body) extreme sensitivity to bright lights, sounds, or touch increased production of saliva or tears difficulty speaking
Symptoms cont. Advanced stages: double vision problems moving facial muscles abnormal movements of the diaphragm and
muscles that control breathing difficulty swallowing and increased
production of saliva, causing the "foaming at the mouth" usually associated with a rabies infection
Death
When bitten undertake these steps right away: Wash the bite area with soap and water for 10
minutes and cover the bite with a clean bandage. Immediately call your doctor and go to a nearby
emergency department. Anyone with a possible rabies infection must be treated in a hospital.
Call local animal-control authorities to help find the animal that caused the bite.
If you suspect that your child was bitten by an unknown dog, bat, rat, or other animal, contact your doctor immediately or take your child to the emergency department.
Treatment
You will get a tetanus shot which is similar to the flu shot which is a vaccine
There is no cure
FACTS
50 000 die every year You get infected when an infected
animal bites you Almost always fatal if not treated early About 7 000 animals have rabies Rabies is sex-linked