is it true rabish only penetrate if dog is angry?
2006-09-15 15:58:08 · 3 answers · asked by tiburcio 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The rabies virus is usually present in the saliva of a rabid animal; the route of infection is nearly always by a bite.There is no guarantee that you will get rabies only if the dog is angry . It is being said however, that if the dog gets aggressive, the amount of rabies virus secreted is increased thus by causing the infected animal to be exceptionally aggressive, the virus ensures its transmission to the bitten one.
2006-09-15 20:33:40 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe you're asking about rabies, a virus that makes humans and other animals become rabid. The virus is transmitted through salvia, and it makes the infected afraid of water. It eventually causes diminished mental capacity, often resulting in biting, which passes it along.
The infection has nothing to do with the state of the animal being biten. Angry or passive, the animal being bitten will likely be infected.
Rabies is a very slow moving disease, so vaccinations after the exposure are effective.
2006-09-15 23:12:20 · answer #2 · answered by lizettadf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabish? Don't pee me off!! Not so Old Yeller
2006-09-15 23:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋