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Rabies
Reports outline rabies study findings from A.K.C. Leung and colleagues
March 25th, 2008
According to a study from Calgary, Canada, "Rabies is a viral zoonosis that causes approximately 50,000 to 100,000 deaths per year worldwide. Most deaths occur in developing countries." "Dogs are the major vector, especially in developing countries. The virus is usually transmitted to humans by infected saliva through the bite of a rabid animal; the incubation period averages 30 to 90 d. Hyperexcitability, autonomic dysfunction, hydrophobia, and acrophobia are characteristic of encephalitic rabies, which accounts for 80% of cases. The paralytic form is characterized by flaccid paralysis in the bitten limb, which ascends symmetrically or asymmetrically. Once symptoms...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-25)
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