How to treat rabies

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Generally, if you are bitten by a dog or scratched by a cat, you need to go to the hospital to inject rabies vaccine. Some saliva and body fluids of other wild animals contain rabies virus, and the rabies vaccine is injected several times. Otherwise, if you don't pay attention to it, it may lead to rabies. Here's how to treat rabies.

How to treat rabies

First: rabies is an acute infectious disease caused by rabies virus. It is common in dogs, wolves, cats and other carnivores. Most people are infected by the bite of the sick animals. The clinical manifestations are specific fear of water and wind, pharyngeal muscle spasm, progressive paralysis and so on. Because the symptom of water phobia is more prominent, so the disease is also known as water phobia.

Second: the treatment of rabies: after the injury should strive for immediate treatment, the sooner the better, can be in the bite near the end (near the center of the body) tied a tourniquet, to promote blood flow, and then can wash the wound nearby, so as not to delay the time on the way.

Third: patients should be isolated in a dark room to avoid sound, light, wind and other stimulation. Medical staff should wear masks and rubber gloves to prevent saliva contamination of nasal and oral mucosa and small damaged skin. Pay attention to maintain the function of respiratory system and cardiovascular system. Others can be treated according to the patient's condition.

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Just knowing how to treat rabies makes you feel creepy, not to mention the process of rabies attack. Not only your own body is very painful, but people around you are also very worried. Moreover, the incubation period of rabies is very long, ranging from a few months to 20 years. Therefore, it is necessary to inject vaccine in time.