Rabies, a fatal virus if left untreated, is transmitted through saliva and neural tissue, primarily through bites from infected animals. Common rabies carriers include raccoons, bats, skunks, and ...

The Will County Health Department is reminding residents to be vigilant of the potential for exposure to rabies from infected ...

Small rodents (e.g., rats, mice and squirrels), are rarely found to be carrying the rabies virus. Exposures to these animals require post-exposure prophylaxis in exceptional circumstances only, such ...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Govt Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) has urged the state govt to launch and institutionalize a universal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) rabies vaccination ...

PED is a virus that causes severe dehydration and diarrhea in pigs. The virus is generally fatal in very young animals, however older animals can recover. PED is not transmitted to humans or other ...

All three children had sustained deep injuries on their heads and hands, which facilitated the rabies virus’s entry into their nervous systems. Health Minister Veena George explained that when an ...

A type of virus thought to be a ‘mere curiosity’ is plentiful in one common bacteria and possibly others, a Monash University-led research team has found. The discovery improves understanding of how ...

ARS is administered to give immunity from the virus until the vaccine takes effect which usually takes 1-2 weeks. While Ziya's death has triggered a debate on the efficacy of the rabies vaccine, ...

Rabies vaccine is being dropped in bait for raccoons earlier than usual as a growing number of rabid animals are being found in parts of Brooklyn, Queens and on Long Island, local health ...

A 5-year-old girl from Kozhikode undergoing treatment for rabies died due to the virus despite getting preventive vaccination, the hospital authorities said. According to doctors, even though she was ...

Bali’s health authorities have renewed warnings to tourists visiting the Indonesian island’s popular monkey attractions to be careful of potential rabies ... of the deadly virus among the ...

H5N1 bird flu is spreading rapidly among US dairy farms since March 2024. Over 1,000 dairy herds have been affected, with 70 human infections reported. The CDC states the risk to the general ...