11 Long holidays will come, the public outdoor activities, contact with small animals, or there will be a wave of cat and dog bites of the small peak. Yesterday is the 12th World Rabies Day, Wuhan City Wei Planning Commission United Jiang ' an planning commission propaganda on the scene, Wuhan rabies exposure prevention and treatment experts said, in Wuhan, because the dog was bitten by the vaccination of about more than 60%.
Experts remind, if the cat and dog caught, bite, to take precautionary measures quickly, do not hold the luck mentality.
Long vacation or have a cat dog catch bite small Peak In recent years, dogs have often been heard to injure people.
According to data, Wuhan more than 100,000 people each year to receive wound treatment, vaccination or the use of immune agents, which, both by the animal bite vaccination, but also because the animals are worried about being infected to take the initiative to vaccinate themselves.
Yesterday, Wuhan City infectious Disease prevention and control of rabies exposure disposal expert Zhu said, rabies by the rabies virus caused by the surface of its own identification protein, once into the body of human and animal, will pinpoint nerve cells, and along the nerve fibers ' climb ' to the brain, a large number of proliferation, people quickly morbidity and mortality. He introduced, in Wuhan, because the dog is bitten by the vaccination of about more than 60%, another 30% is the cat bite, in addition to a few rabbits, small fragrant pigs, hamsters, pet mink and other emerging pet bite, and 1% are injured in the field travel. Among them, children and people over 45 years of age are the main.
Children are more injured in the head and face, and adults are more injured in the hand.
11 long holidays will be, experts reminded the public, in fine weather holidays, people out of the house to outdoor activities, exposure to animals increased, by cats, dogs and other pet bites injuries more likely than usual, there may be a wave of small peaks.
Slight scratches, no luck. ' Is it possible for a dog to beat a rabies vaccine after he has been bitten? ' ' The scene, asked the public. Zhu's platform explained that it was wrong to say that the dog that had been vaccinated had a seemingly healthy appearance, but was not sure whether the virus defense barrier had been established in the body.
Therefore, the dog bites, still need to fight the vaccine. There is also public concern: just by the cat, the dog slightly scratched, whether it will be infected. ' Rabies virus exists in cats, dogs, salivary glands and saliva, but these animals have the habit of licking claws, the paw is likely to carry the virus. "Many scratches appear to be small wounds, but they are sufficient for the virus," Zhu said. In addition, be licked to wound and mucous membrane tissue also want to fight vaccine. ' For rabies, there is no effective means of treatment, only prevention. Experts remind members of the public that if a dog is injured, it is better to take precautionary measures quickly.
