What is rabies? As the infection occurs? As the disease flows? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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Everyone knows that if we bite the stray dog, then do
Forty Crosses in Belly. Actually on this knowledge of rabies
The overwhelming majority of the population end. So what is it
for the disease than it threatens and how to treat it?
Rabies
Rabies -
This is a disease of viral nature that occurs after the bite of infected
Animal characterized by severe damage to the nervous system
and ending, as a rule, fatal. Freshness virus
(NeuroryCetes Rabid) refers to the Lyssavirus mixer mixer group
Rhabdoviridae family. Detected in saliva, as well as in tears
And urine.
Miscellanecks in the external environment - dies when heated to 56s
in 15 minutes, when boiling in 2 minutes. Sensitive to ultraviolet
and direct sunlight, to ethanol and many disinfectants. but
Resistant to low temperatures, to phenol, antibiotics.
After
Penetration into the body The rabies virus applies to nervous
endings, hitting almost the entire nervous system. There are edema,
Hemorrhage, degenerative and necrotic changes in nerve cells
head and spinal cord.
As the infection occurs
Source
rabies virus are both wild and pets. To wild
include wolves, foxes, sacks, raccoons, badgers, skunks, bats,
rodents, and to homemade dogs, cats, horses, pigs, small and large
cattle. However, the greatest danger to a person represent
Foxes and homeless dogs outside the city in the spring-summer period.
Infectious
Animals are considered 3-10 days before the appearance of signs of the disease and further
During the entire period of the disease. Often patients with rabies animals
can be distinguished by abundant saliva and tearing, as well as
Observing signs of water-houses. Human infection occurs when
bite «Beshen» Animals. And also when the patient's saliva
Animal on damaged skin or mucous membrane.
In the latter
Years are described by air-drip, alimentary (eating and water)
and transplacental (through a placenta during pregnancy) path
Transferring virus. Many discussions cause several cases of infection
people with rabies as a result of organ transplant operations.
As the disease flows
Incubation
the period (period from the bite before the start of the disease) is on average
30-50 days, although it can last 10-90 days, in rare cases - more
1 year. And the further bite from the head, the more
Incubation period. A special danger is bites
in the head and hands. The incubation period lasts longer when bite
legs. 3 stages of the disease are isolated: I - initial, II - excitation, III -
paralytic.
The first stage begins with general alert,
Headache, a small increase in body temperature, muscle pain,
dryness in the mouth, reducing appetite, throat pain, dry cough, maybe
be sick and vomit. There is an unpleasant feeling at the bite -
burning, redness, drawing pain, itching, increased sensitivity.
The patient is depressed, closed, refuses to eat, he has
inexplicable fear, longing, anxiety, depression, less often - increased
irritability. Also insomnia, nightmares, olfactory
and visual hallucinations.
1-3 days in a patient with rabies
The second stage comes - excitement. Anxiety appears,
Anxiety, and, most characteristic of this stage, attacks of the water. At
attempt to drink, and soon even at the sight and sound of pouring water, appears
The feeling of horror and spasms of the muscles of the throat and larynx. Breathing becomes
Noisy, accompanied by pain and convulsions. At this stage of the disease
Man becomes irritable, excitable, very aggressive,
«Beshen». During the attacks, patients shout and swarming, can break
Furniture, showing inhuman power, throw on people. Notes
Increased flow and salivation, the patient is difficult to swallow saliva
And he constantly spitching her. This period usually lasts 2-3 days.
Further
the third stage of the disease occurs, for the beginning of which is characteristic
Soothing - disappears fear, attacks of the waterproof, hope arises
on recovery. After that, the body temperature is raised over
40-42°C, there comes paralysis of the limbs, violations of consciousness, convulsions.
Death comes from the paralysis of breathing or stopping the heart. Thus
way, the duration of the disease rarely exceeds a week.
