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*’rabies’ is a ‘viral disease’ that causes ‘inflammation’ of the ‘brain’ in ‘humans’ + other ‘mammals’*
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(early symptoms can include ‘fever’ + ‘tingling’ at the ‘site of exposure’)
(these symptoms are followed by 1 or more of the following symptoms: ‘violent movements’, ‘uncontrolled excitement’, ‘fear of water’, an ‘inability to move parts of the body’, ‘confusion’, and ‘loss of consciousness’)
(once symptoms appear, the result is nearly always ‘death’)
(the time period between contracting the ‘disease’ and the start of symptoms is usually 1 to 3 months; however, this time period can vary from less than ‘1 week’ to more than ‘1 year’)
(the ‘time’ is dependent on the distance the ‘virus’ must travel to reach the ‘central nervous system’)
(‘rabies’ is caused by lyssaviruses, including the ‘rabies virus’ and ‘australian bat lyssavirus’)
(‘rabies’ is spread when an infected animal scratches or bites another ‘animal’ or ‘human’)
(‘saliva’ from an infected ‘animal’ can also transmit ‘rabies’ if the ‘saliva’ comes into contact with the ‘eyes’, ‘mouth’, or ‘nose’)
(globally, ‘dogs’ are the most common animal involved)
(more than 99% of ‘rabies cases’ in countries where ‘dogs’ commonly have the disease are caused by ‘dog bites’)
(in the ‘americas’, ‘bat bites’ are the most common source of ‘rabies infections’ in ‘humans’, and less than 5% of cases are from ‘dogs’)
(‘rodents’ are very rarely infected with ‘rabies’)
(the ‘rabies virus’ travels to the ‘brain’ by following the ‘peripheral nerves’)
(the ‘disease’ can only be diagnosed after the start of ‘symptoms’)
(‘animal control’ + ‘vaccination programs’ have decreased the risk of ‘rabies’ from ‘dogs’ in a number of regions of the ‘world’)
(immunizing people before they are exposed is recommended for those who are at ‘high risk’)
(the ‘high-risk group’ includes people who work with ‘bats’ or who spend prolonged periods in areas of the world where ‘rabies’ is common)
(in people who have been exposed to ‘rabies’, the ‘rabies vaccine’ and sometimes ‘rabies immunoglobulin’ are effective in preventing the ‘disease’ if the person receives the treatment before the start of ‘rabies symptoms’)
(‘washing bites’ and ‘scratches’ for 15 minutes with (‘soap’ and ‘water’), ‘povidone iodine’, or ‘detergent; may reduce the number of ‘viral particles’ and may be somewhat effective at preventing ‘transmission’)
(only 6 people have survived a ‘rabies infection’ after showing ‘symptoms’, and this was with extensive treatment known as the “milwaukee protocol”)
(‘rabies’ caused about 17,400 deaths worldwide in ‘2015’)
(more than 95% of human deaths caused by ‘rabies’ occur in ‘africa’ and ‘asia’)
(about 40% of deaths occur in children under the age of ’15’)
(‘rabies’ is present in more than 150 countries and on all continents but ‘antarctica’)
(more than 3 billion people live in regions of the world where ‘rabies’ occurs)
(a number of countries, including ‘australia’ and ‘japan’, as well as much of ‘western europe’, do not have rabies among ‘dogs’)
(many ‘small island nations’ do not have ‘rabies’ at all)
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(it is classified as a “neglected tropical disease”)
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