What should I do if my child is caught by a cat and dog?Today is the World Rabies Day. These knowledge must be known early!

Today is the 16th World Rabies Day. The theme of this year is: "Rabies: The same health, zero death (Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths)".

World Rabies Day is jointly launched by the World Health Organization, World Animal Health Organization, and the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By setting up the World Rabies Disease Day, many collaborators and volunteers will be gathered, and they will make rabies as soon as possible.

Rabies is currently the most mortality in the world. The lives of tens of thousands of people around the world every year can be called invisible killers. However, through timely, thorough, and standardized exposure, rabies can prevent almost 100%.

Let's learn about rabies together

What is rabies

Rabies is an animal -derived infectious disease caused by Rabies Virus infection. The rabies virus invades the human body through damaged skin or mucosa. Most of the clinical manifestations are specific fears, water fears, pharynxual spasm, and sexual paralysis. At present, the mortality rate is almost 100%. The World Health Organization believes that the prevention and disposal of timely, scientific and thorough exposure can avoid the occurrence of rabies.

Rabies disease can be prevented and irresistible

Rabies are caused by rabies and beasts caused by rabies virus. After the onset, symptoms such as fear of water, light, and wind fear of wind will occur. Rabies do not have effective treatment methods, and the disease rate of disease is almost 100%, but it can prevent almost 100%prevent prevention. Therefore, rabies prevention is essential.

What are the manifestations of rabies?

Rabies from infection to symptoms (that is, the incubation period), generally 1-3 months, rare for more than 1 year.

Non -specific performance:

Low fever, fatigue, whole body discomfort, etc., usually last for 2-10 days.

Specific performance:

Rare type: Most patients are mania; high excitement, fear of water, fear of wind, paroxysmal pharyngeal muscle spasm, etc., may bite people, catch people, saliva, spit foam, sweat, accelerate heart rate, increase blood pressure.

Paralysis: Sometimes it is diagnosed with viral encephalitis. There are no typical symptoms of limb weakness and paralysis as common symptoms of limbs and paralysis. Most of the paralysis starts at the bite of the limbs, and the back is spreading around the shape of the radial direction. Some or all muscles are paralyzed.

What should I do if my dog ​​and cat are bitten and caught after catching injuries

If there are hospitals nearby, you should seek medical treatment immediately.

If you are far away from the hospital, you can rinse the wound alternately with water and soapy water.

Even if you have dealt with the wound yourself, you need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

Family pets may also get sick, do not ignore risks!

It should be noted that everyone can fight for the vaccine. After the exposure, the vaccine has no taboos. It cannot be vaccinated due to pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Under what circumstances, rabies vaccine

After being caught and bitten by animals that cannot be ruled out, they need to be vaccinated immediately.

Touching the bat, even if he was not bitten or caught, he had to get a rabies vaccine.

If you are engaged in related staff such as slaughtering, field work, veterinarians, pets, etc., it is best to prevent the injection of rabies vaccine.

What is the source of infection of rabies

Dogs are the main source of infection of rabies in my country, accounting for more than 95 %, followed by cats.

There are also risks of wild or wandering carnivorous mammals. Itachi, 獾, foxes, 貉, and wolves are the source of wild animals in my country.

Bats can also spread rabies.

Lives such as beef, sheep, horses, pigs, rabbits, rabbits, rats and other rodents have low risk.

Poultry, fish, insects, lizards, turtles, snakes and other animals are not infected and spreading rabies virus.

How is rabies contagious

The virus can be infected through damaged skin or directly contact the mucosa.

Bite and scratching are the most common ways.

It should be noted that the animals can spread the virus by licking the mucosa, perineal, anus and other mucosa, or wounds that have not yet healed.

The slaughter and peeling of rabies can occasionally cause infection.

The organs of patients with migrant rabies can also spread rabies (but very rare).

Thoroughly cooked animal meat and milk and dairy products processed by Basal disinfection will not spread rabies virus.

Immune pets, benefit people and self -interest

For vaccines for pets, you can not only protect pets from being infected, but also protect yourself and people around you. Everyone who raises cats, dogs and other pets must vaccinate pets.

Source | Comprehensive from China Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou People's Hospital, etc.

Editor in charge ｜ Zhao Li

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