Guidelines for the Treatment, Investigation, and Control of Animal BitesDIANE Publishing, 1992 - 74 pages Discusses medical management of animal bites, animal rabies surveillance, animal bite investigation, domestic animal isolation procedures, laboratory diagnosis of rabies, and answers questions about rabies. 9 tables, 10 figures, 4 appendices. |
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... paralysis or death . Rabies virus inoculated subcutaneously or intramuscularly , as happens naturally through a bite , spreads along nerve tissue from the point of inoculation to the central nervous system . Once infection of the ...
... paralysis or death . Rabies virus inoculated subcutaneously or intramuscularly , as happens naturally through a bite , spreads along nerve tissue from the point of inoculation to the central nervous system . Once infection of the ...
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... Paralysis Before Death 7 days 1 day Cat 8 days Skunk 3 days Fox Bat ( Insectivorous ) Other species .... 12 days 12 days 6 days 18 days 17 days 24 days Information is not available * Classic signs of rabies or paralysis . Prodromal ...
... Paralysis Before Death 7 days 1 day Cat 8 days Skunk 3 days Fox Bat ( Insectivorous ) Other species .... 12 days 12 days 6 days 18 days 17 days 24 days Information is not available * Classic signs of rabies or paralysis . Prodromal ...
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... paralysis in any of the wildlife species noted above or paralysis or inability to fly in bats carries a high index of suspicion for rabies . The taking of young wild animals as pets risks exposure to rabies . The very young of any ...
... paralysis in any of the wildlife species noted above or paralysis or inability to fly in bats carries a high index of suspicion for rabies . The taking of young wild animals as pets risks exposure to rabies . The very young of any ...
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... paralyzed ) ; 6-100 percent ( median of 46 percent ) of symptomatic skunks submitted for rabies testing proved to be infected in Northern California counties that reported skunk rabies in 1986 . It is essential that adequate numbers of ...
... paralyzed ) ; 6-100 percent ( median of 46 percent ) of symptomatic skunks submitted for rabies testing proved to be infected in Northern California counties that reported skunk rabies in 1986 . It is essential that adequate numbers of ...
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... paralysis , though occasionally an animal may die during the course of severe convulsions prior to development of full prostration and paralysis . In some animals , the excitative stage may be slight or absent in which case the clinical ...
... paralysis , though occasionally an animal may die during the course of severe convulsions prior to development of full prostration and paralysis . In some animals , the excitative stage may be slight or absent in which case the clinical ...
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Page 26 - Corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive agents, and immunosuppressive illnesses can interfere with the development of active immunity and predispose the patient to developing rabies. Immunosuppressive agents should not be administered during postexposure therapy, unless essential for the treatment of other conditions. When rabies post-exposure prophylaxis is administered to persons receiving steroids or other immunosuppressive therapy, it is especially important that serum be tested for rabies antibody...
Page 2 - Section 2606. Rabies, Animal, (a) Reporting. Any person having knowledge of the whereabouts of an animal known to have or suspected of having rabies shall report the facts immediately to the local health officer. The health officer shall likewise be notified of any person or animal bitten by a rabid or suspected rabid animal. In those areas declared by the Director of the State Department of Public Health to be rabies areas (See Section 1901.2, California Health and Safety Code) the local health...
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Page 25 - Once initiated, rabies prophylaxis should not be interrupted or discontinued because of local or mild systemic adverse reactions to rabies vaccine. Usually such reactions can be successfully managed with anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agents (eg aspirin). Reactions after vaccination with HDCV are less common than with previously available vaccines.
Page 10 - ... scratches having eschar or more than 24-hours old with saliva of a rabid animal may be considered as intact skin and do not require systematic antirabic treatment. e. Abrasions or Scratches Inflicted by Claws — Abrasions or scratches of skin inflicted by the claws of a suspected rabid cat for example, should be considered as a possible exposure to infection. At times, such injuries may be quite severe. The possibility of exposure to rabies arises from the standpoint that if an animal were rabid...