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Rabies: What kids need to know!

Rabies: What kids need to know!. Developed in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. What is Rabies?. Rabies is a dangerous disease caused by a virus Around the world, rabies kills 50,000 people and millions of animals each year. Any mammal can get rabies.

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Rabies: What kids need to know!

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  1. Rabies: What kids needto know! Developed in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

  2. What is Rabies? • Rabies is a dangerous disease caused by a virus • Around the world, rabies kills 50,000 people and millions of animals each year

  3. Any mammal can get rabies • Raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats • Dogs, cats, cattle and ferrets • Humans

  4. How do you get rabies? • People and animals get rabies if they are bitten or scratched by an animal that already has rabies • Rabies is carried in the saliva of an animal with rabies

  5. How does rabies make you sick? • Once inside the body, the virus travels along the nerves to the spinal cord and brain

  6. If a person or animal gets rabies, they will almost always die from it

  7. Mammals that can give you rabies

  8. Raccoons

  9. Bats

  10. Foxes

  11. Skunks

  12. Ground Hogs

  13. Cats-especially stray and unvaccinated

  14. Dogs-especially stray and unvaccinated

  15. Ferrets • Many people have ferrets as pets • They should be vaccinated for rabies

  16. Mammals that are LESS likely to give you rabies

  17. Animals that CANNOT give you rabies

  18. How do you tell if an animal has rabies? • Some animals may • act very mean • have problems walking • drool • BUT………………………………………

  19. How do you tell if an animal has rabies? • ….it’s important to remember that you can’t tell if an animal has rabies just by the way it’s acting • Animals that appear healthy may have rabies

  20. Rabies in Virginia • About 500 animals per year are diagnosed with rabies in Virginia • Raccoons, foxes and skunks are most commonly diagnosed • Animals like bats, cats, cows, horses and dogs are also diagnosed

  21. The best way to prevent rabies (in pets and in people) is to make sure your pets are vaccinated against rabies!!

  22. Can rabies be prevented? YES!!!!!!!! • Vaccinate your pets • Stay away from stray animals • Appreciate wildlife from a distance

  23. Can rabies be prevented? YES!!!!!!!! • If you are bitten or scratched by an animal: • Tell an adult immediately • Wash the wound out with soap and water • Call your doctor right away

  24. Protect yourself and your pets • Have your veterinarian vaccinate your dog, cat, or ferret • If your pet is bitten by another animal, tell an adult and call your veterinarian right away • Keep your pets from straying far away from your house

  25. Protect yourself and your pets • Help keep wildlife that can give you rabies away from your home by: • Keeping lids on trash cans • Storing pet food either inside your house or in closed containers outside • Feeding your pets inside or bringing their bowls in at night

  26. Protect yourself and others • Never touch a stray or wild animal • Always ask permission to touch someone else’s pet • Tell an adult if you see a wild or stray animal acting strangely • Call an animal control officer if you find a sick or hurt animal

  27. Protect yourself and others • If you are bitten or scratched by an animal: • Tell an adult immediately • Wash the wound out with soap and water • Call your doctor right away

  28. Rabies Quiz ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

  29. Which of these animals can give you rabies?

  30. Dogs?

  31. Dogs? YES!

  32. Raccoons?

  33. Raccoons? YES!!!

  34. Snakes?

  35. Snakes? NO

  36. Cats?

  37. Cats? YES!

  38. Rabbits? (this one is tricky)

  39. Rabbits? (this one is tricky) YES!

  40. True or False? • Rabies is caused by a virus

  41. True or False? • Rabies is caused by a virus TRUE!

  42. True or False? • A bite from a snake can give you rabies

  43. True or False? • A bite from a snake can give you rabies FALSE

  44. True or False • The rabies virus affects the brain and spinal cord

  45. True or False • The rabies virus affects the brain and spinal cord TRUE!

  46. True or False? • If you are bitten by an animal, you should clean the wound right away

  47. True or False? • If you are bitten by an animal, you should clean the wound right away TRUE!

  48. True or False? • People can get rabies from the saliva of an animal with rabies

  49. True or False? • People can get rabies from the saliva of an animal with rabies TRUE!

  50. True or False? • You can always tell, just by looking, if an animal has rabies

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