facts on rabies - North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
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Division of Disease Control What Do I Need To Know? Rabies
Remember rabies has an almost 100 fatality rate once a person starts showing symptoms So a person should be seen as soon as possible after the bite/exposure by a health care provider to determine the need for rabies prophylaxis What happens if a rabies exposure goes untreated? Exposure of a human to a rabid animal does not always result in |
How does rabies affect the brain?
The rabies virus infects the central nervous system. If a person does not receive the appropriate medical care after a potential rabies exposure, the virus can cause disease in the brain, ultimately resulting in death.
Is rabies a fatal disease?
Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease. It can spread to people and pets if they are bitten or scratched by a rabid animal. In the United States, rabies is mostly found in wild animals like bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes.
Is rabies a neglected tropical disease?
Rabies is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) that predominantly affects already marginalized, poor and vulnerable populations. Although effective human vaccines and immunoglobulins exist for rabies, these are often not readily available or accessible to those in need.
How common is rabies?
Children between the age of 5 and 14 years are frequent victims. Rabies is present on all continents except Antarctica, with over 95% of human deaths occurring in Asia and Africa. However, rabies cases are rarely reported and registered numbers differ greatly from the estimated burden.
Overview
Rabies is a vaccine-preventable, zoonotic, viral disease affecting the central nervous system. Once clinical symptoms appear, rabies is virtually 100% fatal. In up to 99% of cases, domestic dogs are responsible for rabies virus transmission to humans. Yet, rabies can affect both domestic and wild animals. It spreads to people and animals via saliva
Prevention
Eliminating rabies in dogs Rabies is a vaccine-preventable disease. Vaccinating dogs, including puppies, is the most cost-effective strategy for preventing rabies in people because it stops the transmission at its source. Moreover, dog vaccination reduces the need for PEP. Education on dog behaviour and bite prevention for both children and adults is an essential extension of rabies vaccination programmes and can decrease both the incidence of human rabies and the financial burden of treating dog bites. Immunization of people Very effective vaccines are available to immunize people after an exposure (as PEP) or before an exposure to rabies. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended for people in certain high-risk occupations (such as laboratory workers handling live rabies and rabies-related viruses) and people whose professional or personal activities might lead to direct contact with bats or other mammals that may be infected with rabies (such as animal disease control staff and wildlife rangers). PrEP migh
Symptoms
The incubation period for rabies is typically 2–3 months but may vary from 1 week to 1 year, depending on factors such as the location of virus entry and the viral load. Initial symptoms of rabies include generic signs like fever, pain and unusual or unexplained tingling, pricking, or burning sensations at the wound site. As the virus moves to the
Diagnosis
Current diagnostic tools are not suitable for detecting rabies infection before the onset of clinical disease. Unless the rabies-specific signs of hydrophobia or aerophobia are present, or a reliable history of contact with a suspected or confirmed rabid animal is available, clinical diagnosis is difficult. Human rabies can be confirmed intra-vitam
Transmission
People are usually infected following a deep bite or scratch from an animal with rabies, which is, in 99% of the cases, a dog. Transmission can also occur if saliva of infected animals comes into direct contact with mucosa (e.g. eyes or mouth) or fresh skin wounds. In the Americas, hematophagous bats are now the major source of human rabies deaths
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is the emergency response to a rabies exposure. This prevents the virus from entering the central nervous system, which would invariably result in death. PEP consists of: 1. extensive washing with water and soap for at least 15 minutes and local treatment of the wound as soon as possible after a suspected exposure; 2
Who Response
Rabies is included in WHO’s 2021–2030 Roadmap for the global control of neglected tropical diseases, which sets regional, progressive targets for the elimination of targeted diseases. Rabies is one of these. As a zoonotic disease, it requires close cross-sectoral coordination at the national, regional and global levels. 1. WHO, Food and Agriculture
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FACTS ON RABIES What is rabies? The rabies virus is carried in the saliva of rabid animals The disease can infect animals and humans, and it can |
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FACTS ON RABIES - North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
70 Joseph Street, Unit 302, Parry Sound, ON P2A 2G5 • Tel: (705) 746-5801 FACTS ON RABIES The rabies virus is carried in the saliva of rabid animals |
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