Rabies is a virus-borne disease that was identified thousands of years ago. However, rising awareness about the grave consequences of the disease have led to a drastic decline in its incidence in the human race. The disease is contracted by human beings through contact with the saliva of a rabid animal which is facilitated via a bite. |
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The maximum numbers of animals infected with rabies in the US are wild animals such as raccoons, bats, skunks and foxes. Cats rate the highest amongst the domesticated group of animals with the disease. However, the credit for the maximum number of bites has to be attributed to rabid dogs. A study further highlights that in the US, 50 percent of individuals suffering from rabies develop the same from a bat bite.
The incubation period of the pathogen virus could range from days to months. The most common symptoms of rabies in humans include headache, changes in temperament, fever, and itching or spasms at the site of the bite. In an advanced stage of the infection, symptoms take a more serious turn affecting the respiratory and nervous systems. Some of the signs highlighting this adverse effect are twitching of throat muscles, breathing problems, difficulty in swallowing, formation of froth in the mouth, illusions, seizures, and paralysis. It is important to be well aware of the fact that any form of treatment administered after the onset of the symptoms is of no consequence at all. Once the symptoms of the disease start showcasing, death is considered inevitable. The only way to avoid such circumstances is to undergo the preventive treatment of the disease in cases of an animal bite instead of waiting for the symptoms to be apparent.
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