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Rabies
By Amanda Budka
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Causes of Rabies
• Caused by the rabies virus
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Transmitted Through
• Brain system tissue• Nervous system tissue• Saliva of the infected
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Who Gets Rabies?
• Anyone in contact with the disease• 50,000 people in Asia and Africa die
from rabies every year
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Symptoms
• Flu like symptoms
• Cerebral dysfunctions
• Anxiety• Confusion
• Delirium • Hallucinations• Insomnia
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Detection in an animal
• Direct Fluorescent Antibody Test• Results in few hours
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Detection in Humans
• Several tests need to be done • Results may take weeks
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Acute or Chronic?
• Rabies is both acute and chronic• Depends how and when it is treated
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Treatment
• Tetanus shots every 10 years• Dose of Human Rabies Immune
Globulin• Four Doses of Rabies vaccine
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Prevention
• Having stray animals removed from neighborhoods
• Keeps pets up to date on shots• Spay and neuter pets• Keep pets safe from strays that could
be infected