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Vaccinations must be administered prior to rabies virus exposure or within the latent period after exposure to prevent the disease. [12] Transmission of rabies virus to humans typically occurs through a bite or scratch from an infectious animal, but exposure can occur through indirect contact with the saliva from an infectious individual. [12]
Cat bites are bites inflicted upon humans, other cats, and other animals by the domestic cat (Felis catus). [1] [2] Data from the United States show that cat bites represent between 5–15% of all animal bites inflicted to humans, [3] [4] but it has been argued that this figure could be the consequence of under-reporting as bites made by cats are considered by some to be unimportant.
Rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) is a medication made up of antibodies against the rabies virus. [10] It is used to prevent rabies following exposure. [10] It is given after the wound is cleaned with soap and water or povidone-iodine and is followed by a course of rabies vaccine. [10] It is given by injection into the site of the wound and into a ...
However, it’s unlikely for a domestic cat to be a rabies carrier, with most of the animal-to-human infections coming from bats and dogs who have not been vaccinated against the disease ...
“Vaccinations can be the number one defense against some very horrible—sometimes fatal—diseases in pets, including rabies and distemper in dogs and panleukopenia in cats,” said Dr. Amber ...
Coverage often extends to infectious diseases and parasitic infections, including: Lyme disease. Parvovirus (Parvo) Kennel cough. Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) Distemper. Heartworm disease. Tick ...
In countries where dogs commonly have the disease, more than 99% of rabies cases in humans are the direct result of dog bites. [11] In the Americas, bat bites are the most common source of rabies infections in humans, and less than 5% of cases are from dogs. [1] [11] Rodents are very rarely infected with rabies. [11]
PEP is commonly and very effectively used to prevent the onset of rabies after a bite by a suspected-rabid animal, since diagnostic tools are not available to detect rabies infection prior to the onset of the nearly always-fatal disease. [9] The treatment consists of a series of injections of rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin. [10] Rabies ...