PPT-RABIES

Presented By MrsS AKHILA DAS MSc N Asst Professor Department of Community Health Nursing Annammal College of Nursing Introduction Rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by lyssavirus. Jupiter Images fluttering sound coming from the blinds covering his bedroom window. He gets out of a bat and releases it out the window. Weeks becomes disoriented and is admitted to a from w Some facts about rabies The rabies virus travels from the site of the bite to the brain through nerves at the rate of about a centimeter a day. The rabies virus is not present in the blood of the pat Rabies Vaccine Clinics Events will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. March March Armory Park 5917 N. Broadwayhicago, IL Joy Fellowship Baptist Church July August September W. 127th St. Monica Cardenas, MD, PGY1. 4/18/14. AB is a 10 year old boy presents to the ED after being bit by his neighbors dog in the left lower extremity. His brother states that the dog was playing and sniffing them when AB got scared and ran away. The dog was jumping and sniffing at him when he bit his leg. His mother brought him immediately to the emergency room. On exam vitals are stable and the bite is about 4cm in diameter localized to posterior calf muscle. Exam is otherwise WNL. His mom reports that the owner stated the dog was healthy and fully immunized but could not produce papers to support it. She wants to know if he needs to get any shots today. What do you tell her?. By: . Mahdi. . Mahdi. . It came from dogs, Cats, other animals that bite.. The disease is . zoonotic. , meaning it can be transmitted from one species to another, such as from dogs to humans, commonly by a bite from an infected animal.. By MAJ Donna . DeBonis. 30 JUL 2010 . Camp . Bondsteel. , Kosovo. Purpose:. To inform medical treatment personnel about current risks of rabies in the Balkans.. To educate about state of the art rabies prevention in Balkan wild animals.. Alan C. Jackson, MD. Professor of Medicine (Neurology) . and of Medical Microbiology. Head, Section of Neurology. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Rabies virus structure. Envelope. 2012. Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology. Poxvirus and Rabies Branch. March 2014. National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Division Name in this space. Distribution of major rabies virus variants among . 1 TM Rabies Extended Version Rabid dogs cause 99% of human rabies deaths worldwide . Image courtesy, CDC Canada detects rabies too, primarily in raccoons, foxes, skunks and bats (~100 a year) Map It has been recognized in India since the Vedic period (1500–500 BC) and is described in the ancient Indian scripture . Atharvaveda. ,. Rabies is endemic in India, a vast country with a population exceeding 1.02 billion and a land area of 3.2 million km. . rapid progressive & highly fatal viral disease of CNS caused by Lyssavirus type 1. .. Zoonotic . disease of warm blooded animals (dogs, cats , bats, racoons, skunks, foxes ) . Transmitted . to man by bite of rabid animal. Charles Gardner, MD, CCFP, . MHSc. , FRCPC. May 2017. Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. Conflict of Interest Declaration: Nothing . to Disclose. Presenter: . Charles Gardner . Title of Presentation: . A collaboration between Jackson and Josephine County Public Health, Oregon State University . Public . Health and Human Sciences and Oregon State University Extension. 1. 2. Rabies is a public health problem . Rabies. Is a lethal encephalitis cause by a virus in the family Rhabdoviridae genus Lyssavirus. Exposure occurs through the bite wound of an infected animal, typically wildlife such as raccoon, fox, skunk, or bat..