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Medical Video: [RARE] Rabies in a human
1. Definition
Is that rabies?
Rabies is an infectious disease that is spread by the bite of an infected animal. This disease is easily prevented from spreading.
The rabies virus infects the central nervous system, resulting in brain damage and death. The earliest signs of rabies in humans are similar to a number of other diseases, such as fever, headaches, and a weakened body or discomfort throughout the body.
What are the signs and symptoms?
Early signs and symptoms of rabies are similar to general flu symptoms, including fever, headache, and weakened body or discomfort throughout the body. These symptoms can last for several days.
Itching or tickling arises around the bite area, which is followed by brain dysfunction, anxiety attacks, absent-mindedness, and irritability within a few days afterwards. Along with the development of the disease, patients will experience delirium, unusual behavior changes, hallucinations, and insomnia.
The acute rabies stage usually ends after 2 - 10 days. When clinical signs of rabies begin to appear, rabies is always fatal. Treatment therapy usually only acts as a temporary treatment.
2. How to overcome them
What should I do?
At risk of rabies or not, animal bites can cause serious injuries, such as torn nerves or muscles, and local and systemic infections. Your doctor will determine the best treatment for your bite wound, and will consider how the best strategy for dealing with scars afterwards.
For first aid in bite wounds, rinse with clean water or use a mixture of water with iodine-povidone solution. This solution has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of bacterial infection.
Cleansing the wound area is very important in preventing the risk of rabies because, according to studies conducted in animals, cleaning wounds well without further exposure to prophylaxis has significantly reduced the risk of rabies.
You are required to receive the tetanus vaccine if you have not received immunization for ten years. Decisions regarding the use of antibiotics, and closure of primary wounds must be discussed with your doctor.
When do I have to see a doctor?
The rabies virus spreads through saliva or brain / nervous system tissue. You can get rabies only through direct contact with saliva or infected tissue.
It is important to remember that rabies is a critical medical condition, but not an emergency. Do not delay consultation or treatment.
Immediately contact your doctor for further examination of the trauma you get from an animal attack before deciding to receive rabies vaccination.
3. Prevention
Prevention of animals:
- Routinely do monthly checks for your pets at the vet, and always update rabies vaccines for cats, dogs, and pet ferrets.
- Keep an eye on pets by keeping cats and ferrets in the house, and dogs playing outside your watch
- Your pet self-defense in order to maintain the population level and the number of animal children who may be neglected and not get routine vaccinations
- Contact an animal monitoring agency to move suspicious wild animals from your neighborhood. It is probable that these animals will not get a vaccine and may contract the disease.
For people who have never received a rabies vaccine before, post-contact rabies vaccination must always be included in treatment measures, both passive antibodies and vaccines.
The combination of human globulin is immune to rabies (HRIG) and the vaccine is recommended for the treatment of exposure to rabies due to bite wounds or non-bite wounds, overriding the time gap between exposure and initial therapeutic steps.
People who have received a vaccine or are undergoing a rabies precocious vaccine must receive only vaccines.
