Rabies Flashcards

(3 cards)

1
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Transmission
:

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Racoons, bats , dogs

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2
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Clinically:

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  • Encephalitis , hydrophobia [fear from water , b/c when they try to drink →but they
    can’t due to the Pharyngeal spasm
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3
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Management

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  • if the px. Has No rabies → Vaccine [so it is pre-exposure prophylaxis ] - if px. Has rabies → give IVIG + monitor the dog’s behavior [because if the dog has
    rabies ; after the bite → will die]
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