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Dr. Jude B. Alon, 2000, Rabies: Bite of Death. Health and Home
Dogs, however, aren’t the only carriers of rabies. The main carriers, experts claim, are bats. Rabies is also carried by cattle, cats, swine, monkeys and even human beings who had been bitten by rabid abimals. It is reportedly extremely rare in squirrels, rats, and mice.
Dr. Jude B. Alon, of Davao based Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC), advised dog owners to have their pets immunized after the third month when the animal’s body can already develop the antibodies for rabies. People bitten by their pets should immediately wash their wound with a strong kind of soap and water to physically remove the (rabies) virus before it spreads. He also advises one to consult the nearest veterinarian or doctor as soon as possible. Victims of dog bites in the dangerous sites such as the head, neck, face, fingertips and back should immediately be given rabies vaccine. He said that the nearer the site of the bite to the brain, the faster the movement of the virus.
Rabies is caused by a virus which medical experts describe as “neurotropic” because of its attraction to nerve tissues. Once the virus has found its way into the cell tissue of a host, it turns into a highly prolific producer. The virus is transmitted to man by the bite of rabid animals, but doctors aver that it can also be transmitted with the saliva of a carrier host.
Frances Prescilla L. RN, MAN, 2007 Public Health Nursing in the Philippines
Rabies is an acute viral encephalomyelitis caused by the rabies virus, a rhabdovirus. Of the genus lyssavirus. It is fatal once’ signs and symptoms appear. There are two kinds: urban or canine rabies is transmitted by dogs while sylvatic rabies is a disease of wild animals and bats which sometimes dogs, spread cats and livestock.
Rabies remains a public health problem in the Philippines. Approximately 300 to 600 Filipinos die of rabies every year. Philippines has one of the highest prevalence
Dr. Jude B. Alon, 2000, Rabies: Bite of Death. Health and Home
Dogs, however, aren’t the only carriers of rabies. The main carriers, experts claim, are bats. Rabies is also carried by cattle, cats, swine, monkeys and even human beings who had been bitten by rabid abimals. It is reportedly extremely rare in squirrels, rats, and mice.
Dr. Jude B. Alon, of Davao based Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC), advised dog owners to have their pets immunized after the third month when the animal’s body can already develop the antibodies for rabies. People bitten by their pets should immediately wash their wound with a strong kind of soap and water to physically remove the (rabies) virus before it spreads. He also advises one to consult the nearest veterinarian or doctor as soon as possible. Victims of dog bites in the dangerous sites such as the head, neck, face, fingertips and back should immediately be given rabies vaccine. He said that the nearer the site of the bite to the brain, the faster the movement of the virus.
Rabies is caused by a virus which medical experts describe as “neurotropic” because of its attraction to nerve tissues. Once the virus has found its way into the cell tissue of a host, it turns into a highly prolific producer. The virus is transmitted to man by the bite of rabid animals, but doctors aver that it can also be transmitted with the saliva of a carrier host.
Frances Prescilla L. RN, MAN, 2007 Public Health Nursing in the Philippines
Rabies is an acute viral encephalomyelitis caused by the rabies virus, a rhabdovirus. Of the genus lyssavirus. It is fatal once’ signs and symptoms appear. There are two kinds: urban or canine rabies is transmitted by dogs while sylvatic rabies is a disease of wild animals and bats which sometimes dogs, spread cats and livestock.
Rabies remains a public health problem in the Philippines. Approximately 300 to 600 Filipinos die of rabies every year. Philippines has one of the highest prevalence