There is no doubt that with each commemoration of World Rabies Day, searches for serious diseases that come as a result of close contact with animals are increasing, including rabies Dangerous, which many scientists have talked regarding, especially since many people are exposed to dog bites and may not know how to act.
Symptoms of rabies on World Rabies Day
The Ministry of Health and Population, through its official website on “Facebook”, confirmed the necessary procedures when a person is exposed to stigma from a dog with rabies, as part of the several advice it offers in world rabies dayespecially since many may be exposed to a dog bite while walking on the street.
First aid to prevent rabies
The World Health Organization has pointed out that if a person is exposed to a bite from a dog with rabies, the following must be done:
Wash the wounds with soap and water for 10 minutes.
Go to the nearest health facility to get medical advice.
The necessity of informing the veterinary authorities in case of suspicion of the appearance of pathological changes on the sterile animal.
Symptoms of rabies
Dr. Hoda Mahmoud, a consultant in preventive and family medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, said in her statements,
that rabies An infection transmitted by a person’s exposure to the bite of an animal infected with this disease, warning that it leads to the emergence of a number of symptoms similar to influenza at first, but then the person’s condition develops to be more difficult.
Mahmoud confirmed that following the development of the condition, the affected person appears nervous and anxious, in addition to hyperactivity, with difficulty swallowing, fear of just taking fluids, and hallucinations.
world rabies day
The Ministry of Health in the world celebrates the World Rabies Day, which falls on September 28 every year.