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RABIES

RABIES. By: Elizabeth Hurm and Makailah Cecil. Symptoms. First 2-10 days… Flu-like symptoms consisting of overall weakness, discomfort, headache, or fever. At the site of bite, itching or prickling sensation may be present.

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RABIES

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  1. RABIES By: Elizabeth Hurm and Makailah Cecil

  2. Symptoms • First 2-10 days… • Flu-like symptoms consisting of overall weakness, discomfort, headache, or fever. • At the site of bite, itching or prickling sensation may be present. • Depending on treatment of wound site, these symptoms may lead to cerebral dysfunction, hallucinations, anxiety, confusion, or insomnia.

  3. Symptoms (continued…) • After the first 10 days… • If there has been ineffective or lack of treatment, fatality is almost certain. • Treatment is supportive. • Only 10 cases in the US to date have survived after 10 days without treatment.

  4. Prevalence in the US • In the beginning of the 1900s, over 100 human fatalities occurred annually. • In the 1990s only 2 fatal cases were reported. • To date, nearly 100% of infected people are treated successfully before fatality.

  5. Prevention • From transmission… • Avoid risky behaviors such as close contact with diseased mammals. • From fatality… • Vaccination to build the body’s immunity before exposure to infected mammals. • Immediate treatment of wound post exposure. • Studies show that immediate irrigation of a povidone-iodine solution may decrease possibility of transmission substantially.

  6. Treatment • The most effective treatment of rabies is immediate cleansing of wound site. • If this is not possible, doctor treatment should be a priority because of the spread of the virus throughout the body. • A tetanus shot is necessary if you haven’t had one in 10 years.

  7. Global Economic Impact • The estimated public health costs associated with disease detection, prevention, and control have risen, exceeding $300 million annually. • These costs include the vaccination of companion animals, animal control programs, maintenance of rabies laboratories, and medical costs • Medical cost include: those incurred for rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP).

  8. Global Social Impact People would have negative thoughts/actions against someone with rabiessuch as: • Ridicule • Out casting • Depression

  9. Documentation of Sources • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012) What care will I receive? [accessed 11 March 2013] Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/medical_care/index.html • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012) What are the signs and symptoms of rabies? [accessed 11 March 2013] Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/symptoms/index.html • eMed. (2013) Rabies Symptoms. [accessed 11 March 2013] Retrieved from http://rabies.emedtv.com/rabies/rabies-symptoms.html

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