Rabies
Rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by virus Lyssavirus. Rabies virus is endemic virus on all continent except Antarctica. Every year more than 15 million people worldwide receive post exposure vaccination to prevent rabies.

How its spread
Rabies is a viral illness spread via the saliva of an infected animal. This occurs usually through biting a human or another animal. Transmission can also occur through saliva touching an open wound or touching mucous membranes.

After being bitten by a rabid animal, the virus is deposited in the muscle and subcutaneous tissue. For most of the incubation period (1 to 3 months). The virus then travels via peripheral nerves to the brain and from there, again via peripheral nerves, to nearly all parts of the body.

Symptoms
Symptoms can occur as fast as within the first week of infection. Normally the early symptoms are very general such as weakness, fever and headaches.


The disease can take 2 forms:-

• Paralytic rabies - Patient's muscles slowly get paralyzed starting at the site of the bite. Ends with coma and death
• Furious rabies - Classics symptoms such as anxiety or confusion, encephalitis causing hallucinations or confusion orcoma, hypersallivation or having difficulty in swallowing

Person at risk

• Person always contact with rabid animals
• Person who have a nature with animals or veterinars

Prevention

• Frequently keep vaccine rabies up to date for pets
• Frequently have a medical care and take vaccine for immunization
• Animal control to remove the infected animals
• Beware of stray animals
• Vaccinate pets and keep them away from wild and outdoor animals