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Association for Prevention and Control
of Rabies in India ( APCRI) Regd.
PREVENTION OF RABIES
AN INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR PUBLIC
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Association for Prevention and Control
of Rabies in India ( APCRI) Regd.
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Association for Prevention and Control
of Rabies in India ( APCRI) Regd.
Genesis of the current set of slides
APCRI-National workshop at Mysore on 20th and 21st March 2010 for
development of IEC material on prevention of rabies for school children and
public.
These slides intend to focus on creating awareness in school children and
public about rabies and its prevention.
These slides are meant to be used by a members of APCRI to create
awareness in school children & public about rabies & it’s prevention. APCRI
by no means approves the direct downloading of the material by children
themselves.
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Association for Prevention and Control
of Rabies in India ( APCRI) Regd.
Genesis of the set of slides
Inputs for the slides were obtained from:
APCRI Members
Representatives of Industry
School children
School Teachers
Parents
Various sources like W.H.O.,WUSPA,ARC,OIE,CDC including
the internet. These slides were pilot tested with school teachers
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Association for Prevention and Control
of Rabies in India ( APCRI) Regd.
The Association for Prevention and Control of Rabies in India, expresses its
sincere gratitude to all those who have contributed directly or indirectly for the
development of these educational material.
APCRI gratefully acknowledges the support in the form of unconditional grants
from:
 Novartis Vaccines
Bharath Biotech
Ranbaxy
Sanofi Pasteur
Zydus Fortiza
Synergy Diagnostics
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What is Rabies?
 Rabies is a disease caused by a virus through bites
by DOGS and other animals.
 Viruses are very tiny germs and you can only see
them with the help of a special (Electron) microscope.
 Rabies is a DEADLY DISEASE and almost all who
get the disease die.
 There is NO CURE for this deadly disease even today.
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Rabies Virus is bullet shaped:
It is a killer Bullet that never fails.
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How do we get rabies
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We get Rabies through bites/licks/scratch from dogs and
animals that has rabies
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Animals affected by Rabies spread the virus to other
animals and human beings through their saliva .
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Once inside the body the virus travels along the nerves to the
spinal cord and brain
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The virus affects the brain which results in death of the bitten
person
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In India one can get Rabies
from these animals (Mammals)
Dogs
Cats
Monkeys
Sheep / Goats
Wolves
Cow
Foxes / Jackals
Bear
Pigs
Donkeys
Mongoose
Horses
Camel
In India Humans get Rabies
Usually from
DOGS
CATS
Cause 97% of the Human
cases
2% of Human
cases
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In India these animals are NOT
known to spread Rabies to
Humans
Birds
Bats
Rats
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FACTS ON RABIES IN INDIA
 One person is bitten by animal every two seconds
 Of the 55,000 deaths due to rabies that occurs
globally, 20,000 deaths occurs in India alone
 Around 50% of the deaths due to Rabies are among
children ( under 15 years age).
 One person dies due to rabies every half an hour
 ALL People who develop RABIES die.
 But Rabies is a 100% PREVENTABLE Disease.
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Prevention is the only solution :
Because there is NO CURE
Steps to prevent rabies
Avoid bites.
Always wash bite wounds with soap and water for 15 minutes.
Apply antiseptics like povidone iodine,or dettol or savlon
DO NOT apply irritants like chilli powder, coffee powder to the
wound.
Consult your doctor at the earliest.
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HOW TO AVOID GETTING BITTEN
 Do not stare at or provoke any animal.
 Do not chase a dog or throw stones at them or pull
their tail.
 Do not run if a dog chases you, instead stand still and
call for help.
 Do not tease a dog even if it is your pet.
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HOW TO AVOID GETTING BITTEN
contd..
 Do not hug or kiss the animal or dog
 Avoid stray dogs, cats and animals
 Be careful of the pets that you don’t know
 Keep the pet dog in its cell with its favorite toy to
chew when there is gathering at home
HOW TO AVOID GETTING BITTEN contd..
Avoid dog/animal with:
Change in behavior – undue aggression or depression.
 Running aimlessly and attacking others without any
provocation.
 Becomes too drowsy and withdraws itself to a corner.
 Excessive salivation.
 Change in voice.
 Refusal to feed or eating unusual objects like stones,
wood, metal, pieces etc,.
 Usually friendly animal becoming aggressive.
 Wild animals losing fear of humans and entering into
villages or human settlements.
IF YOU ARE BITTEN BY AN ANIMAL , WHAT
YOU SHOULD DO?
STEP – 1
Wash all the wounds immediately with running tap water
and soap for 15 minutes. Apply antiseptics like povidone
Iodine(betadine). Video /photo of wound washing
STEP – 2
Consult a doctor immediately and take full course of
vaccination and immunoglobulins as per the advise .
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IF YOUR PET BITES ANY PERSON
 Wash the bite wounds with soap and
running tap water thoroughly for 15 minutes.
 Apply antiseptics.
 Advise the bitten person to consult a doctor
Immediately.
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Contd….
 Confine your dog and observe for any
change in behavior for 10 days.
 Check and confirm the vaccination status
of your Pet.
 Have your Pet checked by a veterinarian
at the earliest (same day).
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PET OWNER
 Procure your pet with the advise of veterinary
doctor.
 Make sure that it gets familiarized with family
members and frequent visitors.
 Get it regularly examined and vaccinated by a
veterinarian.
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Contd….
Allow children to play with your pet only when an
adult of the family is physically present to
supervise.
Advice children not to put their hands in pets
mouth.
Advice children not to bring their face near the
pet animals.
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Contd….
 Get your pet Neutered / Spayed (Sterilize them to
prevent reproduction) by a veterinarian. This also
reduces aggression
 Always take the dog for walk on a leash so that it can´t
run loose.
 All the family members should take pre -exposure
vaccination.
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Contd…..
If an animal bites your pet:
 Handle your pet carefully so you don´t get bitten
too!!!.
 Take your pet to your veterinarian for booster
vaccination (a booster helps to increase the
immunity of the pet).
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF A
PET OWNER
• Your Pet is your responsibility
• Consult your Veterinary Doctor
• Vaccinate your pet as per his advise
Vaccinate your pet regularly (Every Year)
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How do you tell if an animal or your
pet has rabies?
 General sickness.
 Unusual behavior
a) Appears to be tamed
b) May bite at everything
c) Unusual barking
 Lots of drool or saliva
 Difficulty in swallowing.
 Has trouble moving or may even be paralyzed.
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REMEMBER
• You can’t tell if an animal or your pet has
rabies just by the way it’s acting.
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What happens if one gets rabies?
• There is NO treatment and death is inevitable .
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Symptoms of rabies in humans
 Fever, Headache, Sore throat, Feeling tired
 Pain and tingling at the site of bite.
 Fear of water because of sudden, strong tightening of the
muscles in the throat. Fear of light, Fear of air (Breeze). These
are unique to Rabies.
 May be paralyzed and unable to move parts of the body.
 Nervousness and anxious.
 Coma and death.
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RABIES
Once Rabies occurs
No treatment
Certain Death
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Remember
 Rabies is a 100% vaccine preventable disease.
 Vaccinate your pets.
 Stay away from stray animals, others’ pets or wild
animals.
 Do not throw anything at the dog or tease the animal
 Never adopt wild animals or stray animals and bring
them into your home without consulting a veterinarian.
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Remember
 If your pet is bitten by another animal, call your
veterinarian right away.
 Prevent your pets from straying far away from
your house.
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Thank you
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