Can you please write about cause, effect, and possible cures? Thank you!!
2006-11-25 12:36:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
The article below has a little bit of everything in it about rabies.
2006-11-25 14:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by Future ER Doc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is caused by a virus affecting the brain. It is communicated by animal bite, rarely scratch.There are periods of agression , apprehension alternating with normal behavior. In animals, it does not last beyond 10 days. It is uniformly fatal. There is no cure. There are spasms of the throat muscles on attempting to drink water. Therefore, the patient is afraid of water and the disease is also known as hydrophobia. The incubation period is long and variable. It is shorter if the bite is near the head and neck. Rabies is preventable by giving human diploid cell vaccine and immune serum.
2006-11-26 13:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know there is so much information available. Go to your search bar and type in "rabies" and a bunch of sites will come up that will explain rabies. Also check out "rabie symptoms", "rabie vaccine", "rabie virus", and "rabie vaccine side effects". This should keep you busy tonight! Good Luck!
2006-11-25 20:55:12 · answer #3 · answered by d.a.f.f.y. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabies is a virus that is contracted by a carrier... another animal or it could contract it from eating or possibly genetics.Rabies is fatal to most animals, signs are of course foaming at the mouth.... but not all the time.Look for unnecessary aggression in its behavior.Rabies is a danger to yourself and to other animal it could easily be passed to a human.The only thing to do after a animal has rabies is to put it down.Ask your vet about more
2006-11-25 20:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by mr.fahrenheit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋