Rabies is viral disease and is life-threatening condition
that causes 59,000 deaths worldwide every year. The rabies virus sheds in thesaliva of clinically ill animals and is transmitted to humans through bite. This
disease can be prevented through vaccines, however the vaccines are available
for both animals and humans and this led to steep decline in rabies cases in
developing countries in Asia and Africa.
There is lack of information on rabies
treatment and prevention both in humans and animals. People have clear
understanding on the danger of the disease but believe to cure with different
traditional and religious treatment rather than seeking effective post exposure
prophylaxis. Most people use wide variety of traditional treatment in cases of
bite by animals (mostly dogs) believed to be rabid. The significance of the
disease is evident from the continued existence of traditional specialists in
rabies treatment within the community. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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