Rabies Flashcards
What are the causes of rabies
Caused by virus belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae that comes from wildlife species or animals in urban
Are there different strains of causative agent?
Yes, depending on the animal and geographical area
What species are susceptible to infection
Animals, humans, foxes, raccoon, wolves and insectivorous bat, generally warm blooded animals
How is infected transmitted?
Very salivar having contact with the blood of another human, scratch because they lick their paws
What are the clinical signs and outcome of infection?
Fever, paralysis, coma and death. Depending of animals, Dogs and cats depressed/quiet form, where the animal remains quiet, and only bites when provoked, or a furious form with unusual restlessness, snapping at imaginary objects and eating strange objects such as sticks and stones.
Variable, bahavourial changes.
How does the virus spread in a body?
Through the nervous system, via the spinal cord and to the brain
What are the control options for the disease in different species?
Vaccination program for stray animals or human or domestic animals.
Post exposure treatment. Antibody to work right after infection
Population control
Wildlife animals generated from the bait they eat that generates rabies proteins
Licensed oral vaccines are used for mass immunisation of wildlife
How were virus introduced?
Illegal transport
Is it possible to cull the animal prove success
Hard to tell, the animals not culled may continue to reproduce
What are the typical wildlife reservoir that carry the disease in USA
Bats, foxes, and few domestic animals
Can you survive rabies
Yes but with nervous system damage
What is disease similar to rabies in Australia
Australian bat lyssavirus (ABL) 3 human deaths and 2 horses.
How are Bali rabies controlled
Vacinatting dogs and desexing them. Because dogs are territorial and they will protect their area
