RABIES

WHAT IS RABIES

• Rabies is a deadly viral infliction that is mainly spread by a infected mammal
• Rabies is a disease that is mainly spread by mammal bites like dogs
• You can tell when a dog has rabies when you see saliva on his mouth

RABIES SYMPTOMS

• Fevers
• Brain inflammation
• seizures
• confusion
• coma

HOW RABIES START

• Virus enters tissue from of biting animal
• Virus replicates in muscle near bite
• Virus moves up peripheral to the nervous system in the spinal cord
• Virus reaches brain an causes fatal encephalitis
• Virus enters salivary glands and other organs of victim

HOW TO PRECENT IT

• Give your dog a vaccine against rabies
• Do not get close to any strange looking dog
• If you see a dog in the street that may have rabies call the pound

WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET INFECTED

• Go to the hospital
• Get six vaccines in the stomach
• Get medicine from the docter

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FACTS

• Rabies occurs in more than 150 countries and territories.
• More than 55 000 people die of rabies every year mostly in Asia and
• Africa
• 40% of people bitten are kids under 15
• Dogs are the main transmitter of rabies

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