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Rabies is a generally fatal viral disease<\/strong> that affects the central nervous system and can infect all warm-blooded animals, including humans.\u00a0 The virus lives in the saliva, and animals can contract rabies from a bite from an infected animal.\u00a0 In Europe, foxes are the main reservoir while in North America the skunk, fox, raccoon and bat are important sources of infection. \u00a0In Asia, Africa and Latin America the main reservoir is not wildlife but stray dogs, and in these areas human infection and fatalities are more common.\u00a0 Rabies occurs in every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Most countries are affected with the exception of a few island countries such as Great Britain, Ireland, Japan and Hawaii. Norway, Sweden and the Iberian Peninsula are also free of rabies.<\/p>\n

There is no treatment for an animal with rabies.<\/strong>\u00a0 If rabies is suspected, the pet has to be kept in isolation and prevented from escaping or injuring someone. Your veterinarian is required by law to notify the local and state or provincial animal disease regulatory authorities.\u00a0 These authorities will determine the steps necessary to properly protect the public.<\/p>\n

All dogs, cats and ferrets should be vaccinated against this deadly disease.\u00a0 THIS VACCINE IS REQUIRED BY LAW, and must be given by a licensed veterinarian.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Vaccination promotes the production of antibodies but is only effective if given before the virus enters the nervous system. \u00a0Rabies vaccines for dogs, cats, horses and ferrets are extremely safe and effective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rabies is a generally fatal viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can infect all warm-blooded animals, including humans.\u00a0 The virus lives in the saliva, and animals can contract rabies from a bite from an infected animal.\u00a0 In Europe, foxes are the main reservoir while in North America the skunk, fox, raccoon and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,28,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about","category-news-and-events","category-pet-health-wellness"],"yoast_head":"\nRabies: A Fatal Disease That Affects People Too - Animal Medical Hospital & Urgent Care<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rabies is a generally fatal viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can infect all warm-blooded animals, including humans.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/rabies-a-fatal-disease-that-affects-people-too-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rabies: A Fatal Disease That Affects People Too - 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