The 28th of September is World Rabies Day. The mission of World Rabies Day is to raise awareness about the impact of human and animal rabies, how easy it is to prevent it, and how to eliminate the main sources. Rabies is a disease that we all need to be aware of. It is present in (insert area), and it kills both animals and humans. The most important source of rabies in humans is from uncontrolled rabies in dogs, and children are often at greatest risk.
Rabies is a viral disease and kills both humans and animals. This disease is mostly spread by the bite of a rabid dog and if immediate treatment is not obtained will result in a terrible death.
To prevent the disease:
• Avoid all contact with stray, unknown or sick dogs.
• Get your dogs vaccinated annually against rabies.
If you are bitten by any animal you must:
i. Wash the wound immediately in running water and soap for 15 minutes!
ii. Put disinfectant on the wound.
iii. GET TO A CLINIC OR HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT!
Good advice! We are more worried about wild animals with rabies. Landlord Bob took care of them. We sure do miss him a lot.
ReplyDeletePeople must not forget about rabies. Just because a lot of folks live in the city, doesn't mean that they couldn't experience being bitten by a rabid raccoon or cat or dog. It would be horrible.
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ReplyDeleteI am so lucky to have lived in the UK and OZ, both of which are free of terrestrial rabies (a related disease in bats remains the only, albeit distant, threat)... however in India, where I also lived, it remains quite a concern. I did once see a dog affected by it and it was not a pretty sight: neither was the way it was dealt with but I will leave that story hanging... YAM xx
Great info!
ReplyDeleteRabies sure is a scary thing. We pets are lucky we get vaccinated for it unlike the wild animals.
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Rabies is a nasty virus for sure. It has been turning up in bats a lot around here this year. And our Dada was just reading that it was found in a herd of beef cattle back East!"
ReplyDeleteExcellent post and advice.
ReplyDeleteI linked this post to Awww Mondays.
Have a fabulous day and week. Scritches all around, a smooch to Marvelous Marv and a big hug to mom. ♥
OH I can't think of anything worse. I always felt sorry for the discomfort my cats had after the shot but it is worth it.
ReplyDeleteWe were just reading about how rabies is becoming a big problem in the war zones like Ukraine,, where the rescuers are trying to provide as many preventive shots as they can.
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