1. What is rabies?
Rabies is an acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by rabies virus (infection). It is mostly manifested in clinical practice as unique mania, fear of anxiety, fear of wind and water, fear of light and sound, salivation and pharyngeal muscle spasm, which eventually leads to paralysis and life-threatening. Because rabies patients have the prominent clinical manifestations of fear of drinking water, this disease was also called "water fear".
2. What are the sources of infection of rabies?
mainly carries rabies virus. 99% of human rabies are transmitted by dog bites, followed by cats. In nature, many wild or stray animals, including foxes, wolves, jackals, wool badgers, raccoons, skunks, raccoons, mongooses, mongooses, raccoons, mongooses, mongooses. 99% of human rabies are transmitted by dog bites, followed by cats. In nature, many wild or stray animals, including foxes, wolves, jackals, wool badgers, raccoons, skunks, raccoons, mongooses, mongooses. and other infections are also sources of infection. It is important to pay special attention to bat , because the exposure of bats is extremely difficult to detect.
3. How is rabies transmitted? Viruses can cause infection through broken skin, open wounds or mucosa, and bites and scratches are the most common ways.
4. If you are scratched or bitten by cats and dogs, how to deal with it correctly?
rabies can be prevented and cannot be treated, so the treatment after exposure is crucial. If there is a hospital nearby, you should seek medical treatment immediately. If you are far away from the hospital, you can first rinse the wound with soapy water and clean water. After self-treatment, you should also seek medical treatment as soon as possible, perform disinfection and surgical treatment, and get vaccinated as soon as possible. Decide whether to get passive immunization preparations depending on the situation.
5. Under what circumstances should I get rabies vaccination?
should be vaccinated immediately after being scratched or bitten by animals that cannot rule out rabies' risk; if there is an intersection with bats, even if they are not bitten, they should be vaccinated; if they are related staff engaged in slaughtering, field work, veterinary medicine, pet grooming, rabies experiments and other related staff are best for preventive immunization.
6 , Can pregnant women get rabies vaccination?
Research data shows that it is safe for pregnant women and breastfeeding women to get rabies vaccination, and rabies is a fatal disease. There are no contraindications for the use of rabies vaccine after exposure to rabies. Once exposed, wound treatment and vaccination should be carried out as soon as possible.
7. What else do we need to do while raising dogs and cats?
must regularly vaccinate your pets with rabies vaccine to immunize animals for selfishness and benefit others; when you go out, take care of your own dogs and cats to avoid hurting people.
8. Other common questions:
(1) Do domestic hamsters and rabbits spread rabies?
No! Hamsters and rabbits rarely get rabies, so the possibility of transmission is also very low.
(2) Do you need to get vaccinated by a person with rabies?
is not needed to be bitten by normal people, but if you have rabies, of course it is necessary.
(3) Pet dogs have been vaccinated with rabies. Do people still need to be vaccinated if they are scratched?
still needs to be vaccinated.
(4) Is the rabies vaccine effective if it is injected within 24 hours? After
is exposed, you can get vaccinated as long as the disease does not occur. In principle, the earlier the better.
(5) I have received rabies vaccine before. Do I still need to be given if I am bitten?
rabies vaccine is time-efficient and not life-long immunity. The vaccination record is kept well. If it is exposed again, please ask the doctor to determine whether it is necessary to re-inject or re-inject it from scratch according to the length of the interval.
The theme of "Same Health, Zero Death" is also a reminder to achieve the goal of "Zero Rabies before 2030": it is entirely possible to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies. Please remember two key points: vaccinate animals and eliminate rabies in dogs; and standardize the treatment as soon as possible after being bitten by animals.
HuaShang Daily reporter Li Lin
