How is rabies spread? Do you really know about communication knowledge?

Rabies is a major disease that threatens our health every day, although it is well controlled in medicine. But don't expect the hospital to help us solve it, we should guard against rabies ourselves, so as to solve it fundamentally. So today, Bian Xiao will talk about how rabies spreads, so that everyone can actively and accurately prevent rabies.

source of infection

Dogs are very popular all over the world, and more and more people own them. Among all animals, dogs have always been regarded as our best friends and the ones who can get along with us best. However, dogs that are not fully domesticated are still the majority, followed by dog bites, and the proportion of rabies caused by dog bites is the highest among all animals. Dogs are the main source of rabies infection.

Many people have a great misunderstanding about rabies because of its name, and think that only dogs can spread rabies. This understanding is very wrong. As I said above, dogs are only the biggest source of infection, and cats, pigs, cows and horses that you often contact in your life may be infected with rabies. If you often work in the wild, please pay attention to bats, foxes, skunks and so on in caves. They are also the source of rabies infection.

mode of transmission

1. I was bitten or scratched by the dog or other animals mentioned above, and even licked your mucous membrane. These behaviors will let rabies virus enter your body and make you sick.

2. If you accidentally hurt yourself when handling the corpses of these animals, you may be infected.

3. Some people will bury infected animals directly in the soil or throw them away, and they will be infected if they are accidentally eaten by wild dogs or other animals.

susceptible population

1. People who have pets at home, although their pets have been domesticated, do not rule out the possibility of sudden irritability.

2. Veterinarians who treat small animals

3. Animal keepers in the zoo

4. Slaughterhouse workers

Well, I said so much, you should know. It is necessary to fundamentally eliminate the spread of rabies and actively prevent and reduce the occurrence of rabies.