Signs of Rabies In dogs, cats and the like

To date rabies rabies or other names, rabia, tolwut or hydrophobia is a problem in several countries, including Indonesia, which always gets impaired due to the outbreak of hydrophobia. The cause of rabies is rabies virus.
The Common types of Animals Attacked
Animals commonly attacked are dogs, cats and monkeys. This disease can be transmitted to all warm-blooded animals and dangerous if transmitted to humans.
Losses due to rabies can not be calculated because the material cause of death in animals other than cattle, too many direct cause of death in humans.
Although the incidence of this disease in humans is not so great but it always creates a feeling of fear and concern because the notion is embedded crazy dog people always terrible.Both animal and human rabies disease always ends with death
 Modes of Transmission 
 A few days before the disease occurs in patients of animal rabies, saliva or used food already contained the seeds of dangerous infectious diseases. Transmission to humans is largely due to dogs and cats. The disease is transmitted through bite wounds, scratches or other injuries that are not meaningful. Generally a very dangerous is the bite that inflicts injury or a lot, especially in many parts of the body where the nerves or near the head (brain).


 Signs of Rabies  
1. In dogs, cats and the like The level of disease symptoms in these animals there are three (3) stages: the level of dumb, fierce level, and the level of paralysis a. First level (dumb) • Animals that had been obedient so shy, grumpy so submissive • Alone and looking for a quiet place • fever, difficulty swallowing, refusing to eat, always hungry but if given water to drink only a little • Frequent swallowing objects that can not be eaten • Pupil (of the eye) wide, body rubbing, scratching or biting always wound up bloody b. Second level (stern) • Incurred 3 days after the first symptom appears • Animals more quiet, licking and scratching, biting great with all the objects that were found • Always wandering, his body came home dirty and full of bite wounds and was afraid of the owner • Animals sometimes surprised, jumping like a very frightened and turned to attack dangerous objects dirasanya c. Third level (paralysis) • Starting on the fourth day, with symptoms of depression • The muscles start paralyzed, the lower jaw hanging, mouth always open, salivation • Any attempt to drink and eat is always accompanied with anger and shortness • It appears squint eyes, paralysis of the muscles of the legs and the body and tail, eventually die.
 2 . In cattleSymptoms of the disease in cattle is very scary , animals would not be quiet , nervous , aggressive , itching , paralyzed hind legs eventually die .On hoofed animals are often characterized by biting one 's own body and the ears stand erect .3 . In humans• The early symptoms are headaches arise , itchy bite marks , the whole body aches , difficulty swallowing and breathing .• Incurred great fear , not calm , always jumping around , shouting hoarsely• Raging but do not intend to bite or kill , do not like his surroundings , eventually the patient lost consciousness and later died from breathing difficulties or paralysis of the muscles of the body .Prevention and Eradication 
Prevention efforts that can be performed on patients with suspected disease or mad :1 . Treatment of people bitten by a dog , cat or monkey animal crazy or mad suspect . People who are bitten should be immediately taken to the hospital , doctor or nearest health office .2 . Treatment of dogs , cats or monkeys crazy

 Patients with or suspected of suffering animal rabies or has bitten people , so be arrested and handed over to the police or other security personnel or local Animal Husbandry Department officer to be examined whether these animals actually suffer from rabies or not .
    Murder made ​​if very wild animals or as difficult to catch. Murder done by shooting or stabbing at heart .
    In commit murder not to shoot or hit in the head , as if his brain was damaged will complicate later laboratory examination .
    Crazy animal carcasses should never be disposed of into the river , should be burned and then buried scars .3 . Treatment of animal rabies patients or bitten by a dog , cat or monkey crazy ( crazy suspect ) . Livestock such as cattle , buffalo , goat and others when suffering from rabies shall be destroyed by burning and then buried . If there is suspicion in the new cattle bitten or suspect animals crazy crazy , should not be cut , but should be observed during the first 4 months or more depending on the examining physician . The important thing is sick or not can be determined .
 Sources Transmission Minimized

     Dog, cat or other animal that lives close to the environment of human life, is an important source of transmission.
     Dogs, cats or other animals wandering without an owner can be another source of danger that really need attention.
     Should a dog, cat or pet monkey by its owner is given "reel" tied at neck as a sign of a well maintained and have the vaccination.
     Memvaksinkan pet owners that their pets.
     Normally there penggigitan dogs, cats, monkeys or other animals that crazy or mad dog suspected of suffering from the disease should be reported to animal health officers (doctor or Officer Department of Animal Husbandry / Veterinary local) to be observed for 14 days.
     Eliminating the stray dogs.  

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