Rabies: Fatal, Zoonotic Disease
I. INTRODUCTION
Rabid dogs sometimes appear to be angry or in a rage. Rabies comes from the Latin word rabere. Rabere means to rage or rave. This Latin word rabere may have roots in a Sanskrit word rabhas. Rabhas means to do violence.
The Greeks called rabies lyssa or lytta, which means frenzy or madness. They named human rabies hydrophobia, which means fear of water, a symptom shown by rabies victims.
Rabies is a highly fatal, zoonotic disease that causes severe destruction of the central nervous system of all warm-blooded animals. It has been known since the ancient days of 2300 B.C. This lethal virus still exists in almost all parts of the world.
Once infected, and left untreated, this disease is usually fatal. The rabies virus is …show more content…
Strays are more likely to come into contact with wildlife that could be infected with rabies. They may bite or scratch you and may not be vaccinated against rabies. If you are bitten or possibly exposed to rabies; Wash the wound thoroughly with lots of warm water and soap. Seek immediate medical attention from your doctor or local hospital emergency room.4
Symptoms of Rabies in Human
After a symptom-free incubation period that ranges from 10 days to a year or longer (the average is 30 to 50 days), the patient complains of malaise, loss of appetite, fatigue, headache, and fever. Over half of all patients have pain (sometimes itching) or numbness at the site of exposure. They may complain of insomnia or depression. Two to 10 days later, signs of nervous system damage appear, hyperactivity and hypersensitivity, disorientation, hallucinations, seizures, and paralysis. Death may be sudden, due to cardiac or respiratory arrest, or follow a period of coma that can last for months with the aid of life-support measures. Symptoms of Rabies in a …show more content…
Unlike other immunizations, the rabies vaccine is administered after exposure to the virus. This unusual technique is successful because the rabies virus takes a comparatively long time to induce disease, a minimum of 10 days, and in rare cases, up to a year.
The length of the incubation period apparently depends on both the location of the wound - the farther from the brain, the longer the incubation - and the dose of virus received.
No matter where the wound, authorities emphasize that the first and most valuable preventive measure is thorough cleaning of the site with soap and water, and immediate medical attention.
If rabies vaccine treatment is called for, it should be started as soon as possible after exposure. Counting the first day of vaccine treatment as day 0, injections are administered on days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28.
In addition to vaccine, patients who have not previously been vaccinated for rabies also receive an injection of rabies immune globulin (RIG) on the day they get the first vaccine (day
Rabid dogs sometimes appear to be angry or in a rage. Rabies comes from the Latin word rabere. Rabere means to rage or rave. This Latin word rabere may have roots in a Sanskrit word rabhas. Rabhas means to do violence.
The Greeks called rabies lyssa or lytta, which means frenzy or madness. They named human rabies hydrophobia, which means fear of water, a symptom shown by rabies victims.
Rabies is a highly fatal, zoonotic disease that causes severe destruction of the central nervous system of all warm-blooded animals. It has been known since the ancient days of 2300 B.C. This lethal virus still exists in almost all parts of the world.
Once infected, and left untreated, this disease is usually fatal. The rabies virus is …show more content…
Strays are more likely to come into contact with wildlife that could be infected with rabies. They may bite or scratch you and may not be vaccinated against rabies. If you are bitten or possibly exposed to rabies; Wash the wound thoroughly with lots of warm water and soap. Seek immediate medical attention from your doctor or local hospital emergency room.4
Symptoms of Rabies in Human
After a symptom-free incubation period that ranges from 10 days to a year or longer (the average is 30 to 50 days), the patient complains of malaise, loss of appetite, fatigue, headache, and fever. Over half of all patients have pain (sometimes itching) or numbness at the site of exposure. They may complain of insomnia or depression. Two to 10 days later, signs of nervous system damage appear, hyperactivity and hypersensitivity, disorientation, hallucinations, seizures, and paralysis. Death may be sudden, due to cardiac or respiratory arrest, or follow a period of coma that can last for months with the aid of life-support measures. Symptoms of Rabies in a …show more content…
Unlike other immunizations, the rabies vaccine is administered after exposure to the virus. This unusual technique is successful because the rabies virus takes a comparatively long time to induce disease, a minimum of 10 days, and in rare cases, up to a year.
The length of the incubation period apparently depends on both the location of the wound - the farther from the brain, the longer the incubation - and the dose of virus received.
No matter where the wound, authorities emphasize that the first and most valuable preventive measure is thorough cleaning of the site with soap and water, and immediate medical attention.
If rabies vaccine treatment is called for, it should be started as soon as possible after exposure. Counting the first day of vaccine treatment as day 0, injections are administered on days 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28.
In addition to vaccine, patients who have not previously been vaccinated for rabies also receive an injection of rabies immune globulin (RIG) on the day they get the first vaccine (day