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Rabies

Rabies (lyssa) · Vzteklina

What it is

Travels up nerves to the brain; essentially 100% fatal once symptoms start, and 100% preventable before.

Symptoms & signs

  • Bite history
  • tingling at the wound
  • fever
  • hydrophobia
  • agitation
  • paralysis
  • coma

🚩 Get help if…

  • call 112 / 911 now Any bite or scratch from a bat, dog or wild animal abroad — wash, then go now
  • call 112 / 911 now Bat in the room where someone slept
  • call 112 / 911 now Fear of water, spasms of the throat, or agitation after a bite
  • see a doctor soon Tingling or pain at an old bite site

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Immediate wound washing 15 min
  • post-exposure vaccine plus immunoglobulin
  • pre-exposure vaccination for travellers and vets

Natural & lifestyle

  • Avoid stray animals
  • vaccinate dogs
  • wash any bite immediately and seek care the same day

Emerging & experimental

  • Monoclonal antibody replacements for immunoglobulin
  • Milwaukee protocol (rarely successful)

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Traditional wound remedies (chilli, herbs, burning) — useless; wash with soap for 15 minutes and get vaccinated today anecdotal / traditional
  • Waiting to see whether the animal falls ill — only for a dog, cat or ferret observed for 10 days; where rabies is common, start vaccination meanwhile anecdotal / traditional

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