Rabies is an ancient infectious disease. As early as 625 AD, Sun Simiao, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty in my country, described the symptoms of rabies and the consequences of being bitten by a rabies in "Qianjin Yaofang": " Anyone who gets crazy when having sex in spring and summer, but sees that the tail is straight down and the mouth is a rabies, which is a life-long disaster. " This means that once rabies occurs, the mortality rate is almost 100%, and there is basically no possibility of survival.
It is worth noting that rabies is a zoonotic disease, and rabies virus can spread from animals to humans. Therefore, if the animals around you can avoid rabies, it is a good preventive method.
Things you may ignore
1. The main sources of infection of human rabies are dogs, cats, etc., so domestic pets are the largest group that carry rabies virus and spreads it to people.
2. In addition to animals with rabies, healthy poisoned dogs can also be used as a source of infection. We cannot tell whether these cute and cute little animals carry rabies virus by their appearance alone.
3. Rabies are not only caused by biting and scratching by infected animals. Humans are licked by infected animals. They may also become infected with the virus.
4. People are generally susceptible to rabies virus, especially as "poop shovelers" we are a high-risk group for infection with the virus.
Have your pet been vaccinated?
The survey shows that since the immunity rates of dogs and cats in most parts of my country are at a low level, an immune barrier is almost impossible, and free-range phenomena are very common, and rabies virus is prone to spreading between animals and infecting humans. If you bite the skin, you need to be vaccinated and also get immunoglobulin.
The most effective way to prevent rabies is to get rabies vaccination. We must keep pets in accordance with the law, in a civilized and scientific manner, and actively register. All pets must be vaccinated according to regulations. This is the best way to care for pets and protect ourselves! The important premise of the
"10-day observation method " is proposed by the World Health Organization. It means that after being bitten by an animal, a person observes the biting animals while being vaccinated with rabies. If he does not die after 10 days, the vaccination of rabies vaccine can be terminated.
The basis of this method is that animals will only have rabies virus in their saliva after rabies occurs, and the course of rabies is very short, which means that once animals develop, most of them will die within 10 days. If the biting animal is still alive after 10 days, it means there is no virus in the saliva when the animal bites, and the person who is bitten will not be infected with rabies.
However, the ten-day observation method needs to be used, and there is a certain premise:
The ten-day observation method is limited to domestic dogs, cats and ferrets, and the injured animals must have two clearly recorded effective rabies vaccination history.
It should be noted that the ten-day observation method does not allow the bitten person to wait 10 days, but first goes to the hospital to deal with the wound and get vaccinated, while observing the animal's condition. Otherwise, if the animal is sick and then gets an injection, it will be too late!
Lastly, and most importantly, once you are bitten (or scratched) by a cat or dog, you must be dealt with in a standardized manner and receive rabies vaccines or even immunoglobulin in a timely manner!