Rabies virus infects mammals and is transmitted through bites. It attacks the central nervous system and is almost always fatal without treatment. Historically it has been recognized since ancient Egypt and Greece and is associated with vampire legends. In North America, rabies is commonly found in skunks, foxes, raccoons, bats, dogs and cats. Control methods include oral vaccination baits for wildlife reservoirs and rabies vaccination programs for domestic dogs to reduce human cases.
Rabies virus infects mammals and is transmitted through bites. It attacks the central nervous system and is almost always fatal without treatment. Historically it has been recognized since ancient Egypt and Greece and is associated with vampire legends. In North America, rabies is commonly found in skunks, foxes, raccoons, bats, dogs and cats. Control methods include oral vaccination baits for wildlife reservoirs and rabies vaccination programs for domestic dogs to reduce human cases.
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Rabies virus infects mammals and is transmitted through bites. It attacks the central nervous system and is almost always fatal without treatment. Historically it has been recognized since ancient Egypt and Greece and is associated with vampire legends. In North America, rabies is commonly found in skunks, foxes, raccoons, bats, dogs and cats. Control methods include oral vaccination baits for wildlife reservoirs and rabies vaccination programs for domestic dogs to reduce human cases.
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Egypt before 2300 B.C. and in ancient Greece, where it was described by Aristotle. • The method of transmission of rabies was not recognized until 1804. • Rabies is thought to be responsible for the origin of vampire legends (bats, biting, hypersexuality are associated with rabies). • Infects all Mammals. In North America, rabies is most common in skunks, foxes, raccoons, bats, dogs, and catsCauses the most lethal of all infectious diseases. Even the most extreme modern medical interventions are usually not successful. Racoons, Skunks, Foxes and Bats Are Major Rabies Reserviors
central nervous system of warm- blooded animals. It can be transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal or via the introduction of the saliva of a rabid animal into a fresh (less than 24 hours old) wound. Transmission via other routes is rare. Bat Bites Account for About Half of USA Rabies Cases Rabies Control • Eliminate rabies from hosts/victims – Oral baits w/antivirus. • Has been effective (Europe, Canada). • Slowed potential outbreak in Ohio raccoons. • Used in Texas for coyotes & foxes. – Trap/vaccinate/release (TVR) World-Wide Control of Rabies
• rabies include Urban - Canine rabies accounts for
more than 99% of all worldwide human rabies. Control measures against canine; – stray dog control. – vaccination of dogs. – quarantine of imported animals. • Wildlife - Rabies in wild animals is much more difficult to control than canine rabies. However, on- going trials in in the USA and Europe using bait containing rabies vaccine given to foxes and raccoons reduces rabies levels. R.H Patel English Medium B.Ed College Gandhinagar