RABIES

A V E RY P O L A K & J E N N A L E C O R C H I C K
WHAT IS RABIES?

Rabies is:
• A life-threatening virus
• Infects the central nervous system
• Typically passed through being bitten or scratched by an animal
• The pathogen is the Lyssavirus pathogen
 • Fever
• Headache
• Nassau or Vomiting
• Agitation and Anxiety
• Confusion
• Hyperactivity
SYMPTOMS • Difficulty swallowing
• Excessive salivation
• Fear of water (hydrophobia): because of difficulty
swallowing
• Hallucinations
• Insomnia
• Partial paralysis
CAUSES

• The infection is caused by the virus

• Infected animals can transfer the virus
• The virus is in the saliva
• Common through getting bitten by a rabid animal
• Rarely through getting the saliva into an open would
DIAGNOSIS

• If you came into direct contact with any feral and untamed animals, go see a doctor
immediately
• The first stage of rabies usually ends after 2 to 10 days. After the clinical symptoms of rabies
appear, the disease is almost always deadly, and the treatment normally helps.
• The prevention of the disease is the administration of both passive antibody, through an
injection of human immune globulin and a round of injections with rabies vaccine.
• A soon as a person starts to show signs and symptoms of the disease, living is rare. The disease
begins to take over your body.
TREATMENTS

• There is no effective treatment

• A fast-acting shot called rabies immune globulin
• A series of rabies vaccines to identify the virus and fight it
STATISTICS

Worldwide annual U.S.A. annual U.S.A. cases

deaths- 55,000 deaths- 2 annually- 40,000

Percent of rabies
Furious Rabies- Paralytic Rabies-
found in domestic
80% of cases 20% of cases
animals- 6.8 %
REFERENCES

• “Rabies.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 4 Nov. 2016,
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351821%C2%A0.
• “Rabies.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 4 Nov. 2016,
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20351826.
• “Rabies.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
15 Feb. 2012, www.cdc.gov/rabies/symptoms/index.html.
• FACEP, Jerry R. Balentine DO. “Rabies:Vaccine, Symptoms & Treatment for the Virus.”
MedicineNet, www.medicinenet.com/rabies_virus/article.htm.