Rabies is an acute infectious disease caused by humans being bitten by animals such as dogs, cats, wolves, etc. The rabies virus can reproduce in the salivary glands of dogs and infect humans through residual saliva from wounds.
The main manifestations of human onset are excitement, fear of water, pharyngeal muscle spasms, difficulty breathing, and progressive paralysis until death. The incubation period is 20-90 days, and once the disease occurs, there are currently no specific drugs available for treatment, with a very high mortality rate of almost 100%. Typical mad dogs often exhibit upright ears, direct gaze, red eyes, drooling, emaciation, barking and running wildly, biting at people, and unstable walking; There are also a few crazy dogs who behave quietly, live alone in groups, are disturbed, bark uncontrollably, and spit their saliva. Until he died of complete paralysis. Some dogs and cats, although not showing signs of rabies, carry the rabies virus, which can still infect humans and lead to rabies.
So, after a person is bitten by a dog or cat, regardless of whether it can be confirmed that it was done by a mad dog at the time, the wound must be treated in a timely manner according to the following methods: if the wound is bleeding, as long as it is not too much bleeding, do not rush to stop the bleeding, because the flowing blood can wash away the remaining mad dog saliva from the wound, which can naturally have a certain disinfection effect. For wounds with minimal bleeding, squeeze the bleeding from the proximal end towards the wound to facilitate detoxification. At the same time, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the wound within two hours after injury to reduce the risk of rabies. Use a clean brush, such as a toothbrush or gauze, and repeatedly scrub the wound with concentrated soapy water, especially in the deep part. Rinse the wound with clean water in a timely manner and do not refuse to brush seriously due to pain. The brushing time should last at least 30 minutes. After washing, use 70% alcohol or 50 ° -70 ° Baijiu to rub the wound several times. Without anesthesia, the pain is obvious when rubbing, and the wounded should be prepared mentally. After wiping, the wound does not need to be bandaged and can be left exposed. For new and old wounds that have been scratched, licked, or contaminated with saliva by dogs in other parts, they should be treated equally as bites. After the above wound treatment, the injured should be sent to a nearby hospital or health and epidemic prevention station as soon as possible to receive rabies vaccine injections.
