Rabies In Dogs

Rabies In Dogs. In countries where dogs commonly have the disease more than 99 of rabies cases are the direct result of dog bites. Rabies virus is shed in the saliva of an infected animal and is.

As a dog owner it is your responsibility to keep your dog healthy for the rest of his life. Sadly rabies is a fatal disease for which there is no cure. The first written record of rabies is in the Codex of Eshnunna ca.

In the Americas bat bites are the most common source of rabies infections in humans and less than 5 of cases are from dogs.

Initial signs include behavior and personality changes fearfulness anxiety shyness withdrawal from people and other animals and licking the site of the original bite wound. In North America and Europe rabies has been mostly eliminated in domestic dogs although it affects wildlife especially foxes raccoons skunks and bats. Rabies is one of the most devastating diseases. 1930 BC which dictates that the owner of a dog showing symptoms of rabies should take preventive measure against bites.