Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Rabies–The Incurable Wound of The Century

Divya C

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Rabies is one of the most important zoonotic diseases causing significant health hazards in almost all warm blooded animals. The disease is caused by an RNA virus which causes disease in the ain and result in death. Rabies is present in the animal populations of almost every country in the world. Thousands of human deaths occur annually from rabies worldwide. Rabies is unique compared to other infections in that the development of disease following exposure to the virus is preventable even in patients that have not been previously vaccinated, through timely administration of post-exposure prophylaxis. Though symptoms can be considered as a factor suggestive of rabies, the disease has to be confirmed by reliable laboratorytests. Direct Fluorescent Antibody Test on impression smears from ainproves to be the gold standard technique for rabies diagnosis because of its sensitivity, accuracy and speed; and dFAT is established as a reliable diagnostic test.

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Divya C Rabies – The Incurable Wound of The Century International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 8 August 2014

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