Rabies!!! Ogopa sana!

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There are very dangerous communicable diseases out there. I guess ebola and TB are some of the most dangerous. But people tend to fear aids more than anything else!
But for me, the one disease I fear most is RABIES! Majamaa, rabies ni mbaya! Ni noma! Ukishikwa na rabies, it is a sure fact that you are as good as DEAD! And most of the times, you don’t require a diagnosis from the doctor for you to know if you have rabies! You know you have it, and you know exactly when you acquired! You also know exactly how many days are left before you die! Only thing is that you will be so raving mad, you won’t be able to feel death when it comes!
And the culprit? That lovely dog or cat you so much adore, or the village mongrel who roams everywhere in the neighborhood searching for food!

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Rabies/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

[SIZE=5]Symptoms of rabies [/SIZE]
The initial symptoms of rabies are mild, but they quickly become serious.

[SIZE=4]The incubation period[/SIZE]
The incubation period is the time it takes for symptoms to develop after a person is infected with the virus. The incubation period for rabies is usually two to 12 weeks, although it can be as short as four days. It is unusual for the incubation period to last for more than a year.

The closer the site of infection is to your brain, the shorter the incubation period. For example, a bite to your face, head or neck will have a shorter incubation period than a bite to your arm or leg.

The length of the incubation period is important as it’s the only period in which treatment can be successful.

[SIZE=4]Initial symptoms[/SIZE]
The initial symptoms of rabies are often vague and it can be easy to mistake them for other, less serious, types of infection. They include:

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[li]fever[/li][li]headache[/li][li]feeling generally unwell[/li][li]feeling scared or anxious[/li][/ul]
Around half of people also experience pain and a tingling sensation at the infection site.

[SIZE=4]Advanced symptoms[/SIZE]
Initial symptoms of rabies last for two to 10 days before more severe symptoms start to develop. These typically include aggressive behaviour, hallucinations, agitation and producing lots of saliva.

[SIZE=4]When to seek medical advice[/SIZE]
If you’re in a part of the world known to be affected by rabies, always seek medical advice as soon as possible if you’re bitten or scratched by an animal, particularly a dog. You can also catch rabies if you have an open wound that is licked by an infected animal.
Rabies is also found in bats. However, always seek medical attention if you’re bitten by a bat or if you think someone in your care who is unable to report a bite may have been bitten (for example, if you find a bat in a young child’s room).

Page last reviewed: 17/02/2015

Next review due: 17/02/2017

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So hawa wasupa wako na dogi za kulamba ikus wako na rabies

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Uko na issues na madogii?

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:D:D:D:D
Nyinyi chekeni tu! Hako kajibwa kakishikwa na kichaa…!

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[SIZE=6]Rabies Signs & Symptoms[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=5]Signs and Symptoms of Rabies[/SIZE]
Once rabies infection occurs, the virus grows in muscle tissue and may go undetected for several days or months. During this incubation (or latent) period, the animal appears healthy and shows no sign of infection.

Usually within 1 to 3 months, the virus migrates to the nerves near the site of the infection and spreads to the spinal cord and brain (i.e., the central nervous system). It usually takes from 12 to 180 days to spread through the peripheral nerves to the central nervous system. At this point, the disease progresses rapidly, and the animal begins to show the classic behavioral signs of rabies. The virus spreads to the saliva, tears, breast milk and urine. The animal usually dies in 4 or 5 days.

Rabies causes typical symptoms. The infection progresses in a predictable manner, from the initial prodormal phase to the excitative, or furious, phase to the final paralytic phase.

The first sign usually is a change in behavior. Pet owners should be aware that behavioral changes can occur as a result of many conditions, from digestive disorders to poisoning.

Rabid animals usually stop eating and drinking, and may appear to want to be left alone. After the initial onset of symptoms, the animal may become vicious or begin to show signs of paralysis. Some rabid animals bite at the slightest provocation and others may be somnolent and difficult to arouse. Once the animal shows signs of paralysis, the disease progresses very quickly and the animal dies.

[SIZE=5]Prodromal Phase: First Symptoms of Rabies[/SIZE]
The early symptoms of rabies tend to be subtle, last 2 to 3 days, and include the following:

[ul]
[li]Change in tone of the dog’s bark[/li][li]Chewing at the bite site[/li][li]Fever[/li][li]Loss of appetite[/li][li]Subtle changes in behavior[/li][li][SIZE=5]Furious Phase: “Mad Dog Syndrome”[/SIZE][/li][/ul]
The second phase of infection usually lasts 2 to 4 days and not all rabid animals experience it. Animals that enter immediately into the final paralytic phase are sometimes said to have dumb or paralytic rabies. Animals that spend most of their diseased state in the furious phase are sometimes said to have furious rabies.

An infected dog may viciously attack any moving object, person, or animal; a caged rabid dog will chew the wire, break their teeth, and try to bite a hand moving in front of the cage. Rabid cats will attack suddenly, biting and scratching. Foxes will invade yards and attack dogs, cows, and porcupines.

They may show the following signs:
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[li]Craving to eat anything, including inedible objects[/li][li]Constant growling and barking[/li][li]Dilated pupils[/li][li]Disorientation[/li][li]Erratic behavior[/li][li]Episodes of aggression[/li][li]Facial expression showing anxiety and hyperalertness[/li][li]Irritability[/li][li]No fear of natural enemies (e.g., wild animals may not be afraid of people)[/li][li]Restlessness[/li][li]Roaming[/li][li]Seizures[/li][li]Trembling and muscle incoordination[/li][/ul]
[SIZE=5]Paralytic Phase[/SIZE]
The third and final phase of infection usually lasts for 2 to 4 days. Initial symptoms include the following:
Appearance of choking
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[li]Dropping of the lower jaw (in dogs)[/li][li]Inability to swallow, leading to drooling and foaming of saliva (i.e., “foaming at the mouth”)[/li][li]Paralysis of jaw, throat, and chewing muscles[/li][li]Paralysis then spreads to other parts of the body, the animal becomes depressed, rapidly enters a coma and dies.[/li][li] http://www.healthcommunities.com/rabies/symptoms.shtml [/li][/ul]

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Good thing there’s AntiRabies vaccine and immunoglobulins. In one of the AlJazeera documentaries they showed how the Philippines has taken great strides towards eradicating rabies by targeting dogs. I think something similar is in the works for Kenya.

FYI, if bitten by a dog of unknown status, present yourself to hospital for rabies vaccination immediately. You’ll get a total of five injections given at day zero (day of bite), day 3, day 7, day 14 or 21 and day 28.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/lifelines/2013/09/2013916122633926392.html

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Theuri loves his neighbours
Theuri does not want rabies in the hood.
Theuri sells rabies vaccine
Theuri prints posters to advertise
Theuri hands them to ladies who take chihuahuas for a walk
Be like Theuri

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:D:D

Theuri is a pure capitalist.
Theuri spots opportunities where none else does
Be like Theuri.:smiley:

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Damn Theuri!
:D:D:D:D

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Okuyu

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Theuri ni Mundu murambu!

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China hawana hii shida. Labda dogi zipate foot and mouth

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Thank God Alex Ferguson aliumishwa timberlands akadedi

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Quite, I have actually witnessed a young kid dying from an unreported dog bite, which later became rabies… Not very good

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By the time anapata hydrophobia, ni kubaya. We lost a kid last year too.

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It is not a nice ordeal to witness a rabies death, whether in an animal or a human being! Some patients become mad, literally! Hata akifungwa na kamba anazikatakata na meno! They start barking like dogs! Na hataki kushika maji hata kidogo!
Children are particularly more vulnerable Kwa sababu hawaelewi kinachoendelea when the dog becomes rabid. They will still play with the dog obliviously! Kwanza the change in the dog’s behavior makes it more fun to play with! Akifika Ile phase ya kuuma anything in sight watoto kadhaa huwa wameumia!

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Paka pia naskia inapeana rabies@ Dr Luther?

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Very possible. Remember cats are (almost) always mingling and fighting with dogs. A bite from a carrier such as bats will also transmit the virus in cats.

Often, we also get patients with donkey bites, where the donkey in question has been bitten by a dog prior.

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By the way, good Doctor @Luther12, I heard a speaker say that it is always almost impossible to treat diseases that jump from animals to humans! He said that it is because most of the diseases are caused by viruses. Examples of the diseases are Sars, ebola, rabies, bird flu, the more familiar aids, etc.

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Not always. Si anthrax pia is a zoonotic disease yet it is perfectly and fully treatable?

The examples you’ve given are all viral diseases. The problem isn’t that they’re zoonotic but that they’re caused by viruses. Even human viral diseases like common cold, chicken pox, etc have no cure. They’re prevented primarily by vaccination.

The reason is that a virus is a very unique ‘organism’ unlike say a bacterium or a fungus. Viruses are essentially just genetic material (DNA e.g hepatitis B or RNA e.g HIV) that reproduce/ multiply by hijacking and integrating into normal human cellular mechanisms so that every time your cells multiply new virus particles are released. Thus, to kill the virus you’d have to kill or destroy the infected host cells which essentially means killing you.

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