Rabies - The Dreaded Disease

The Dreaded Disease

What is rabies?

Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by a virus. The disease affects domestic and wild animals, and is spread to people through close contact with infectious material, usually saliva, via bites or scratches. Dogs are the source of the vast majority of human rabies deaths. The rabies virus is usually present in the saliva of the rabid animal. Once inside the body, the virus affects the central nervous system. It develops in two stages. The first stage lasts up to 10 days during which the patient will show symptoms like headache, fever, decreased appetite, vomiting and general malaise, along with pain, itching and tingling at the wound site. In stage two, the patient will have difficulty in swallowing, disorientation, paralysis, and coma. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), rabies continues to kill thousands of people in India each year, more than in any other country.

Treatment

If bitten by a dog, one should immediately and thoroughly wash the wound as soon as possible with soap and water for approximately five minutes. The first dose of rabies vaccine should be given as soon as possible after exposure.

Vaccine dose

One vaccine for prevention and five injections after exposure to the disease. One dose of human rabies immunoglobulin (HRIG) and four doses of rabies vaccine over a 14-day period.

Cost of rabies injection

Municipal hospitals in the national Capital charge Rs.100 for rabies vaccine. However, the treatment may range from Rs.1,000 to Rs.2,000 in private hospitals.







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