I wonder if you have seen a video some time ago, where a man was crawling wildly at the door, his screaming was like a barking dog, which caused a panic at the entrance of the community.
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This video caused heated discussion after it was posted on the Internet. Many netizens believe that this man who was learning to bark and bite on the ground had a rabies attack. After all, he learned to bark, crawl on his legs, and was crazy.
The picture is from the Internet
In fact, the man is not rabies . This symptom of a man is closer to mental illness because the onset of rabies is not like this.
Symptoms of rabies
The most typical symptoms of rabies are fear of light and water. There are no symptoms during the incubation period. The incubation period is usually 1-3 months, and there are also a very small number of them that are 1 week or more. After the incubation period, it will enter the prodromal period (usually 2-4 days). During this period, the infected people usually have symptoms such as anorexia, fatigue, fever, headache, etc., and some infected people may experience symptoms such as fear, anxiety, irritability, excitement, and insomnia.
will enter the excitation period afterwards. The excitation period is also the most rabies-characteristic. The infected person will experience fear and anxiety, especially water, light, and wind. Although he is very thirsty, he dare not drink water, dare not hear the sound of water, and even hear the word "water", which will cause serious spasm of the throat and throat muscles .
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After the excitation period, the paralysis period is entered. At this time, the patient's muscle spasm gradually stopped, and he entered systemic paralysis, from quiet to coma, and finally died.
The chance of rabies in a life is only once, because the mortality rate is close to 100%. It is one of the most mortality-rate infectious diseases in the world. What should I do if
is bitten?
Rabies virus is mainly mammals such as dogs, cats, bats . The virus is excreted from the saliva of infected animals and is transmitted to each other through bites. The virus will not be transmitted through the air, nor will it be infected by underwear contact with fur, blood and feces. But it should be noted that if there is a wound on the skin and is licked by animals carrying rabies virus, there is a risk of infection.
If you are accidentally bitten, first rinse the wound with soapy water (or weakly alkaline detergent) with running water for 15 minutes, then quickly go to the hospital for medical treatment and get vaccinated.
Some friends will ask, if you are bitten by your own dog, do you need to get rabies vaccine?
Nowadays, domestic pets are usually vaccinated, so they are basically not carrying rabies virus. To be safe, you can use the 10-day observation method recommended by WHO. If the cat/dog is still healthy 10 days after biting, it means there is no rabies virus. However, this method is only suitable for domestic pets.
If you are unfortunately bitten by a stray cat/dog, you should go to the hospital for medical treatment and get vaccinated.
Only once in life, please be treated with caution.
