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Rabies

Rabies is an acute viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in warm-blooded animals. This deadly disease is usually transmitted through a bite of an infected animal. Its symptoms to humans include headache, fever, discomfort weakness and depression.

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Should a dog be checked for rabies after killing a possum?

If this question refers to true possums, then the answer is a definite "no". Most possum species are found only in Australia (the possum is a completely different animal to the opossum) or neighbouring New Zealand, where it has been introduced. Australia does not have rabies, so therefore it is quite safe to say that Australian possums cannot have rabies.

If the question refers to the opossum of North America, then the answer is "possibly". Whilst it is believed that any warm blooded mammal can get rabies, opossums' body temperatures are generally too low to harbour rabies. It would be extremely rare to see this, but there has been at least one documented case of a rabid opossum.

Can goldfish get rabies?

No. Fish cannot get rabies. It is a mammalian disease.

Should puppies get distemper shots before anti rabies shots?

The vaccination series to protect against distemper is usually started before the rabies vaccination is given. However, rabies vaccination may also be given along with the vaccination for distemper depending on the puppy's age.

Has anyone ever survived rabies without treatment?

Nobody has survived rabies without treatment. When some body survive like that, you can say that he had no rabies.

Can a female raccoon have rabies?

Any raccoon, male or female, young or old, can have rabies if they have been bitten by an expose animal.

Do quail carry rabies?

No, quail cannot carry rabies. Only mammals are susceptible to the rabies virus - birds like quail, as well as reptiles, amphibians and fish, are all not vulnerable to infection and cannot carry the virus.

When was Closed on Account of Rabies created?

Closed on Account of Rabies was created on 1997-12-09.

Do you have to give the 1 year rabies shot to dog before the three year shot?

yes but if you have a small dog like a chihuahua you give them one eveyother year. never ever give a dog the full amount that people say. they will get a reaction and die.

If your hiking and your dog gets bite by a kiody that has rabies what do your do to treat the bite and get rid of the rabies?

you cant do anything to the bite to prevent your dog from getting rabies. Go to the VET. Your dog will die if you don't.And if your dog bites you. You won't be doing so good either if you don't go to the vet or doctor.

What causes the reactivation of the virus?

It is believed that the reactivation is triggered when the immune system becomes weakened as a result of age, stress, fatigue , certain medications, chemotherapy, or diseases such as cancer or HIV.

What do rabies feed on?

Rabies do not feed on anything, like a bacteria would. Rabies is a virus.

Are foxes dangerous?

Some are some aren't.

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Healthy foxes do not attack humans unless they are provoked; bites are very unpleasant. Remember that the fox is a wild animal.

Also foxes can transmit rabies.

What is the cycle for rabies?

Rabies is a virus transmitted through infected saliva. It enters the bloodstream and travels through the nerves and spinal column to the brain. Once in the brain, the virus replicates and spreads throughout the internal organs.

How does rabies affect living things?

Rabies affects peoples lifestyle mainly in avoiding the disease, which involves avoiding contact with wild animals and getting pets vaccinated. A person who is bitten by an animal that might have rabies will recieve a vaccination in the form of an often painful injection.

Symptoms are initially flu-like and progress to uncontrolled muscle movements, depression, mania, coma, and, almost invariably, death.

Is rabies an STD?

No. Rabies is a virus transmitted by animals and humans to other animals and humans most often through a bite. If the virus reaches the central nervous system it causes severe brain damage and is fatal most of the time.

How long has rabies vaccination been around?

The first rabies vaccine was created in 1885 by Louis Pasteur out of the dried spine cords from rabid rabbits. He would then inject that into dogs for vaccination.

Is getting bite by a rabied animal the only way to get rabies?

The animal's saliva will need to come into contact with your blood. This usually happens with biting.

However, I believe you can also get rabies if scratched by an infected animal.

Can the puppy transfer the rabies if swallowed?

yes it may any consumption or droppings of saliva can give a dog rabies

Can you give your dog a rabies shot in North Carolina?

Why not? North Carolina is in the U.S., and rabies can be a problem in many states.

How did they treat dog rabies on the Oregon trail?

They shot it before it bit anyone or anything else and could spread the disease.

What caused Cujo to get rabies-?

In the Stephen King novel Cujo, the good natured Saint Bernard dog chases a rabbit into a dark cave. A rabid bat in the cave bites Cujo on the nose, causing the dog to contract rabies.

What to eat if you have rabies?

Nothing you eat can help with rabies. Get medical attention immediately.

Can you get rabies from a gnat or fly that just bit a dead animal like a bunny or squirrel or chipmunk?

No. Rabies are only carried by warm blooded animals and they have to bite you. Any rabies virus would be dead if the animal tissue was dry and exposed to the sunlight.