RABIES IMMUNE GLOBULIN & VACCINE, WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Tropical Medicine and fevers, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291

2 Armed Forces Veterinary Services

3 Nursing and Hospital Administration, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291

4 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo 11566

Abstract

Rabies (Rhabdoviridae family) is a preventable viral disease commonly transferred by bite of
a rabid animal. Dogs are the principal source of human rabies mortality, contributing up to 99%
of all rabies transmissions to humans. Rabies virus infects the CNS of mammals, eventually
causing infection in the brain and death. Rabies can affect all mammals, including humans,
cats, dogs and farm wildlife like bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes. In many other countries
dogs still carry rabies, and most rabies deaths in people around the world are caused by dog
bites. There is no effective treatment for rabies. Prevention is the mainstay of treatment including
programs involving domestic animal vaccination, education, and monitoring

Keywords

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics