Please share an interesting fact about preventing rabies.

Best: Best way to prevent rabies is to have an excellent Rabies Vaccine program for domesticated animals.

Ignore: Common sense!!! Be careful around strange animals!

Ignore: Plain old soap and water prevents 90% of rabies infections- so be sure to start there and see a doc!

Ignore: Rabies vaccination may be advisable before international travel.

Ignore: Get your pets vaccinated and place tags on pets.

Ignore: Help prevent Rabies by avoiding contact with stray or wild animals.

Prevention: Prevention is better than cure. Keep children away from strange dogs.

Ignore: Animals that can carry rabies: dogs, foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats & coyotes.

Ignore: People who have slept in a room with a bat should be evaluated for possible rabies infection.

Ignore: Having pets brings love and length to our lives. Show your love & protect them with rabies vaccine.

Ignore: Teach children and adults about good animal safety. Never approach any animal in the wild.

Immediately: Immediately wash with soap water after Any scratch or bite from a dog.

Cats: Cats often interact with both humans & wildlife – thus they can be a link to rabies.

About: About 40,000 people receive Rabies Post -exposure Prophylaxis per year in the US.

Ferrets: Ferrets without rabies vaccines that are exposed to rabies need 6 months quarantine.

Texas: Texas usually has the most rabies cases annually in the US.

Bites: Bites from gerbils, guinea pigs & chipmunks are usually low risk for rabies.

Bites: Bites from hares, rabbits & squirrels are usually low risk for rabies.

Initial: Initial rabies symptoms can include fever, headache & weakness.

If: If bit by a rabid animal – the bitten area may itch or feeling tingly.

Rabies: Rabies symptoms may include confusion, agitation and anxious mood.

Less: Less than 10 cases are known of a person surviving after onset of clinical sx's of rabies.

Rabies: Rabies can be carried by mongooses, jackals and foxes.

The: The majority of the Pacific ocean is deemed to be free of rabies (Australia excepted).

India: India has highest rate of human Rabies infections in the world (secondary to stray dog population).

When: When raccoons are active during the day – this raises concern about possible rabies infection.