rabbies Flashcards
latin and greek word of rabbies
latin: madness
greek: lyssa — violent
other term of rabbies
lyssa, hydrophobia
causative agent of rabbies
rhabdovirus
family of rabbies
rhabdoviridae
Genus of rabbies
lyssavirus
MOT of rabbies
-bite/ scratch of a rabid animal (any warm blooded animals)
- saliva (contact) then place your hads to your mouth, eyes, nose
- Airborne (inhalation of the aerosoles of the virus)
incubation of rabbies
1-3 months or 1 year to several years
s/sx of rabbies
- apprehension
- hydrophobia (cover IVF wth cloth)
- FEVER —— earliest sign
- headache
- muscle spasms in throat and larynx (laryngospasm).
- paralysis (respiratory paralysis)
- disorientation and confusion
complications of rabbies
- meningitis
- encephalitis
*** denth occurs in 2-10 days —- muscle spasms
negri bodies
what is negri bodies
Negri bodies are eosinophilic, sharply outlined, pathognomonic inclusion bodies (2–10 μm in diameter) found in the cytoplasm of certain nerve cells containing the virus of rabies
what are the 2 types of rabbies vaxx?
purified Vero cell rabies vaccine (PVRV)
Purified chick embryo cell vaccine (PCECV)
PVRV
route:
Dosage:
Alternative route and dosage
route: IM
Dosage: 0.5ml
Alternative route and dosage: ID; 0.1ml
PCECV
route:
Dosage:
Alternative route and dosage
route: 1ml
Dosage: IM
Alternative route and dosage ID ; 0.1ml
no. of doses for first timer to be given rabbies vaxx
4 doses
if naka vaxx ka na pero nakagat ka ulit, how many doses?
2 booster doses
