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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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Which disease caused by the bite of mad dog?
The bite of a mad dog can cause Rabies (or Hydrophobia) followed by death.
What is the 1800's name for rabies?
In the 1800's they just called it rabies like we do now Hydrophobia is synonymous with rabies.
No, they do not all have rabies. Because of their sometimes violent behavior they are mistaken to have rabies. Wolves are only violent when they think they are offended. They then defend themselves using force.
Does Darius Hatami have rabies?
Whilst I have been known to foam at the mouth on occasion (typically when shaving) I'm quite certain I am not afflicted with any virus from the Lyssavirus genus. Thank you for your concern, now I need to get back to playing with wild raccoons in my bat cave.
What do you get if you mix rabies with the flu virus?
Most likely crack spackle of the oj da wonka juice
Rabies does not have a color - it is a virus and therefore far too small for the human eye to see, let alone ascribe a color to it.
What can you use to clean a cage after an animal has been in it with rabies?
rabies is only spread by blood or saliva so your cage is fine
Is it true that turtles can give you rabies?
No. Rabies is a disease of warm blooded animals. However, reptiles may carry an infection known as salmonella.
What famous writer died of rabies?
Some people believe that Edgar Allen Poe died of rabies, although there are many different accounts of causes for death.
How do you treat a dog with rabies?
If you want to keep your dog from getting rabies then take him/her to the vet to get the rabie shot. It will really help. Also train your dog to stay away from any animal you are unsure of having the disease.
Currently there are only three places rabies is not found: the Antarctic, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Antarctic is free of rabies because there are no competent mammalian hosts for the disease. The UK and Australia are free of rabies because they are island nations that have aggressively prevented any animal that could be infected with rabies from getting into the country. This is an on-going and expensive preventive measure, but it is much cheaper than dealing with rabies in the wildlife population.
Can a mousecan a mouse give you rabies without the skin being broken?
Mouse give you rabies without the skin being broken
Is rabies transmitted by a dog sneeze?
rabies is passed on by saliva so you could only get it from a dog sneeze if you were trying to make out with it and only if your dog actually carried rabies which is rare in most domestic dogs, very rare
Does rabies have a fatility rate?
Yes, almost 100% of animals (and humans) that develop clinical signs of rabies will die of rabies, generally within 2 weeks of the first clinical signs. There has been one case report of a treatment regimen that allowed one teenage girl in the US to survive a clinical case of rabies, but the treatment has not been tried again in its entirety and is not considered a standard treatment.
Who created the first caccines for rabies and athrax?
Louis Pasteur created first vaccine for rabies and anthrax.
Can you stop with one dose of anti rabies vaccine for prophylaxis?
That is a very good question. You can take one dose of vaccine for minor bite on distal part of extremity. You observe the dog for 8 days. If the dog survives and well, the further doses of vaccine may not be given.
Who can administer rabie shots to animals?
It depends on the state/country you are in. In most states in the US, rabies vaccinations must be administered by a licensed veterinarian.
Did Dr Joseph Lennox Pawan find the cure for rabies?
As far as I know there is as yet no cure for rabies. The man that created the vaccine for rabies was Louie Pasture. My Great Grand uncle Dr. Joseph Lennox Pawan was the man who discovered the rabies virus in Vampire Bats which led to the development of the vaccine... The rabies vaccine was initially created by Emile Roux, a French doctor and a colleague of Pasteur who had been working with a killed vaccine produced by desiccating the spinal cords of infected rabbits. The vaccine had only been tested on eleven dogs before its first human trial.[ Louis Pasteur produced the first rabies vaccine by growing the virus in rabbits, and then weakening it by drying the affected nerve tissue (it was first used on a boy who was bitten and mauled by a rabid dog). You should take a look at the following article.: Joseph Lennox Pawan
- Bacteriologist "The most distinguished contribution made by a Trinidadian in the of Tropical Medicine was made by Dr. Joseph Lennox Pawan."
- Michael Anthony, Writer/Historian Dr Joseph Pawan achieved international acclaim for the discovery of the transmission of the rabies virus by vampire bats. This led to the development of a vaccine for the virus. He also researched many other tropical diseases in the 1940s. Joseph Lennox Pawan was born in Trinidad on September 6th 1887. He attended St. Mary's College and won an Island Scholarship in 1907. He then entered Edinburgh University where he graduated with Bachelor degrees in Medicine and Surgery in 1912 and studied at the Pasteur Institute in France. In 1913, he returned to his homeland to serve in the First World War as an Assistant Surgeon at the Colonial Hospital in Port of Spain, and later as the district medical officer in Tobago and Cedros. In 1923, Pawan was appointed bacteriologist to the government. During his time at the Hospital, he also served as a pathologist and carrying out public service assignments in public health and medico-legal work. However, it was in his capacity as bacteriologist that he made the greatest discovery of his career. Rabies Virus In 1925, an outbreak of paralytic rabies devastated Trinidad's cattle. Scores of animals in Mucurapo and St. Augustine became ill and died within a few days. This phenomenon baffled doctors and scientists, who rushed to find a cure for this deadly disease. In 1929, the outbreak killed 13 people in Siparia and over the next few years, the death toll began to climb. Although the disease was later identified as rabies, the experts did not know how it was being transmitted, since the only known vector for transmitting rabies was the dog and none of the victims were known to have been bitten by dogs. Additionally, no case of rabies had been identified in Trinidad since 1914. Dr Pawan, who was the government pathologist at the time, joined with J.A. Waterman and H.M.V. Metivier to solve this enigma. Pawan was convinced of a link between the outbreak in 1925 among cattle and the incidents of humans in the early 1930s. Pawan began studying the rabies patients, looking for a clue to the mystery. One day, a female patient told him that a month before her illness, she had awakened from her sleep to find a bat biting her under her big toe. She had thought no more about it but this was the missing piece of the puzzle for Dr Pawan. He knew that bat bites were very common in country districts, and that under normal circumstances, they were harmless. However, this case was different and Dr Pawan made the link between the bat and the bite, tracing the source of the infection back to the same toe where the patient had been bitten. Despite Dr Pawan's efforts, the infection worsened and the patient died a few days after she had provided this valuable piece of information but her death had not been in vain. Although this discovery seemed novel, A. Carini had already established that vampire bats were possible vectors of rabies in 1913 and Pawan knew that he had found what he needed. Vampire Bat Despite Pawan's partial success, many people were still dying and the country was suffering economic losses from the death of livestock. The virus had not yet been isolated and until it was, a vaccination would not be possible. In 1932, Pawan isolated the rabies virus from various species of bats including Desmodus rotundus (vampire bat), a feat which gave Dr Pawan international recognition. It was a landmark in the treatment of rabies and through his success, Dr Pawan was instrumental in saving countless lives and eradicating a deadly virus which had burdened Trinidad and South America for the better part of a century. For his outstanding work, Dr Pawan was decorated with the coveted Member of the British Empire (MBE) award in 1934, for a discovery that was hailed as the hallmark in Tropical Medicine. During the 1940s, he also conducted research on tuberculosis, malaria and other tropical diseases. Following his retirement in 1947, this humble achiever continued to work part-time at the Colonial Hospital. In 1954, Dr. Pawan was appointed consultant on rabies to the United States Government and in the same year he was invited to become Chairman of the World Health Organisation, an offer he declined on account of illness. Eventually, he was hospitalised because of his deteriorating health and later died on November 3rd, 1957. In 2002, PAHO honoured this "supreme scientist" posthumously as a "Hero in Health" for his contribution to the development of public health. "……There is no doubt that the most distinguished contribution made by a Trinidadian in the world of Tropical Medicine was made by Dr Joseph Lennox Pawan……"
"……Dr Pawan stands out for having made a discovery that dramatically altered a most distressing health situation in Trinidad. In the 1930s ……."
This Icon is also featured in the Kids' Booklet : Sources: 1969, Lloyd Sydney Smith (editor) The British Caribbean Who, What, Why 1955-56. Bell and Bain Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. pg. 329
1973, Mills, Therese, Great West Indians: Life Stories for Young Readers, Longman Ltd, London. pgs. 33-37
1998, Brerton, Bridget, B. Samaroo, G. Taitt.(compilers), Dictionary of Caribbean Biography
Volume 1. Department of History UWI, St. Augustine,. pg. 83
"Meet TT's "Hero in Health" - but he's been dead 45 years now" Newsday, April 18th, 2002
"St Mary's inducts 15 of its best into Hall of Fame", Sunday Guardian, September 21st, 1997. pg 15
"Dr Pawan dies at 70" Trinidad Guardian, November 5th, 1957.
St. Mary's College Hall of Fame: Inductees 1997-2001
Weblinks: Joseph Lennox Pawan - Heroes of the People, Chapter 12 Pages 66 - 70
http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Biography/bio_JosephLennoxPawan_bacteriologist.html Selected Publications: * 1931, Pawan, J.L. The Water Supplies of Trinidad and Tobago, Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, * 1931, Hurst, E.W. and Pawan, J.L. - An Outbreak of Rabies in Trinidad Without history of Bites and with the Symptoms of Acute Ascending Myelitis. Lancet, 221, 622. . * 1932, Hurst, E.W. and Pawan, J.L.- A further Account of the Trinidad Outbreak of Acute Rabic Myelitis: histology of the experimental disease. Jour. Path. Bact., 35, 301 * 1936, Pawan, J.L. Transmission of the Paralytic Rabies in Trinidad of the Vampire Bat Annual Tropical Medicine and Parasitol, 30:137-156.
Education: 1900-1907 St. Mary's College
1907- 1912 Edinburgh University Memberships: Awards: 1907 Island Scholarship
1912 Bachelor degrees in Medicine and Surgery
1934 Member of the British Empire (MBE)
2002 "Hero in Health" PAHO
Major Scientific Achievement: The isolation of the deadly rabies virus was the precursor for the development of a vaccine, which saved countless lives and reduced the economic losses of valuable livestock resources.
Career Highlights: * 1913 Supernumerary Medical Officer, Colonial Hospital, Port-of Spain * 1915-1919 Medical Officer * 1923 Government Bacteriologist and Pathological Registrar * ??? Senior Pathologist * 1947 Retirement * 1954 Honorary Consultant bacteriologist to the Anglo-American Caribbean Commission Medical Centre * 1954 Consultant on Rabies to the United States Government
What are the symptoms of rabies?
FOAMIN FROM MOUTH
In humans, after a symptom-free incubation period that ranges from 10 days to a year or longer (the average is 30 to 50 days), the patient complains of malaise, loss of appetite, fatigue, headache, and fever. Over half of all patients have pain (sometimes itching) or numbness at the site of exposure. They may complain of insomnia or depression.
Two to 10 days later, signs of nervous system damage appear, hyperactivity and hypersensitivity, disorientation, hallucinations, seizures, and paralysis.
Rabid animals may become aggressive, combative, and highly sensitive to touch and other kinds of stimulation. And they can be vicious.
fever, headache, sore throat, feeling tired, nervous,
confused, upset, pain or tingling at the bite, seeing things, a fear of water, and paralysm
Well, Rabbies Physical effects could include from my knowledge,Dizziness,Confusion,Mind complications ect.
A symtom of rabies are foam at the mouth.
- a high temperature (fever) of 38ºC (100.4ºF) or above
- chills
- a general feeling of uneasiness - 'feeling out of sorts'
- fatigue (extreme tiredness)
- insomnia - problems sleeping
- lack of appetite
- headache
- irritability
- anxiety
- sore throat
- vomiting #
- Piles
frothing at the mouth, headache etc etc
foaming mouth
crazy attitude or habit change
glassy eye look
anything generally weird about the animal
NOTE: symptoms must be combined or two or more present, glassy eyes can mean a simple cold, etc.
DO NOT GO NEAR AN ANIMAL WITH RABIES, CALL 911 or animal control
Rabies is a disease that attacks the nervous system in the infected animal. It lives in the saliva and is passed through a bite or scratch that punctures the victim's skin. The disease also damages the muscles that aid in swallowing and drinking. Humans have been known to contract the disease but it is rare. Most cases occur in cats, dogs, bats, horses, sheep, goats and other domestic animals. Once the animal is infected, symptoms develop in 20- 60 days. Some animals may become vicious, while others can become paralyzed; unable to move the neck muscles up and down. Death usually occurs a few days later due to respiratory failure. The most effective form of control of this disease is prevention by vaccination.
Does it mean a raccoon has rabies when it comes out in the day?
That is incorrect. Raccoons come out during the day for many reasons.. Females come out during the day to forage for food because it is warmer during the day. If she left her babies unprotected during the night they could become hypothermic and die. She must eat if she is to continue producing milk.
