Rabies Vaccine

Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus. Rabies is mainly a disease of animals. Humans get rabies when they are bitten by infected animals. Wild animals and mammals can also transmit the disease, for example dogs, cats. At first there might not be any symptoms. But by one week, or even a month after a bite, rabies can cause fever, fatigue, and irritability, then followed by seizures, hallucinations, and paralysis. Human rabies is almost always fatal.

Q & A: Rabies Prevention and the Rabies Vaccine

Rabies is a serious, potentially fatal disease affecting mammals that is much more common in animals than people. In Thailand, the main carriers of rabies are dogs, cows and cats. People with frequent animal contact, such as veterinarians, are considered at high risk for contracting rabies and are vigilant about getting vaccinated to protect them from rabies.

Be Aware of Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that spreads through the saliva of rabid animals. It’s one of the most deadly viruses known.

Rabies: Important Information to Know During Thailand’s Outbreak of 2018

This year’s rabies outbreak in Thailand is cause for us to pay attention, not to panic.

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Q & A: Rabies Prevention and the Rabies Vaccine

Be Aware of Rabies

Rabies: Important Information to Know During Thailand’s Outbreak of 2018