Chernivtsi: Symptoms and disease prevention rabies
In 2014, in connection with the attack of animals for medical care in hospitals Chernivtsi asked 715 people, including 204 children. During the first half of 2015 - 296 people, including - 92 children. For 2014 and 6 months in Chernivtsi cases of rabies sulfurA population is not registered. Rabies hydrophobia or - an acute infectious disease of warm-blooded animals and humans. Characterized by central nervous system. The source of infection is - by rabid animals (foxes, dogs, cats, rodents, pets) The mechanism of transmission is through bites and rabies patients oslynennya Twamarkets. Farm animals and people infected with rabies from wild animals plotoyadnyh. The main feature of the disease wild animals is behavior change - loss of sense of fear. Animals lose their caution, there are afternoon in towns, and in areas of grazing cattle, attack animals and people. Man, however, can be infected from cows, sheep, kiwith, pigs, horses, donkeys, rats and even some birds. Virus isolation from the saliva of the animal starts several days before clinical signs of the disease and continues throughout the period of the disease. The disease begins precursors period: dog behavior change, it becomes restless, hiding from people chewing neyistyvni itemsingests even small stones. There drooling. After 1-3 days comes exuberant period that lasts 3-4 days. Dog rushes to humans and animals, almost barking or howling barks hoarsely from. Mad dogs running aimlessly streets muzzle covered with thick salivary foam. Next comes the paralytic period, the animal moves only the front pawss (rear paralyzed), tail hanging, tongue hanging from his mouth, saliva stretching tape. Animal dies in convulsions. The causative agent of the disease in the cold season long kept in a messy corpses of animals that died of rabies. The duration of the incubation period depends on many factors, the shortest animal 7-8 days for people from 2 weekss one year. For the occurrence of disease in humans matter and character of the bite wounds. Especially dangerous bites to the head, face and hands, there are places close to the spinal cord and brain. First there is a dull pain in the bite scar on the site of the bite often swell, red, itchy, sore spreads along nerves. Z'yavlyayetsya excessive reflex excitability of nerve centers, including breathing and swallowing. There comes a breathing disorder, painful swallowing muscles cramps while trying to drink, excessive salivation. Without intensive care, death occurs during the first seven days of illness as a result of respiratory failure. To protect themselves from the attack of the disease must be followedthese rules: * Yard to keep dogs on leashes or in cages, walk on a short leash and muzzles. Yearly do preventive vaccination. * Avoid contact with stray and wild animals; * You can not remove the skin from the corpses of wild animals kill healthy-looking animal that bites inflicted, and immediately call a veterinariandoctor. If the bite pet, the owner should find out the name and address. This will help to avoid vaccination against rabies - can be set for animal health surveillance. Bitten wounds, scratches, places oslynennya should immediately rinse thoroughly under running water with soap, cleanser followed by treatment of the wound edges alcohol tincturesth or aqueous solution of iodine. Damaged clothing before repair process hot iron. On the same day should refer to paragraph trauma that operates around the clock. Take care of your health and your loved ones! This was reported in the Chernivtsi City CouncilSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/