rabies

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA—Case rabies lately it has increased because people have a lot of activities outside the home and have the potential to be bitten by dogs. This case can even cause death for people exposed to rabies. Then how to prevent rabies?

PT Kalventis Sinergi Farma Travel-Endemic Vaccines Franchise Manager, Dhimas Sagietha Hariandhana said that when the rabies virus enters the human central nervous system, it causes death. But it can be prevented by giving the vaccine directly after being bitten by a rabid animal. Symptoms can appear several weeks after being bitten by the animal, depending on the bite.

“The most dangerous location is being bitten around the neck or head, because it will directly hit the central nervous system,” Dhimas explained in a press release received Republika.co.id, Thursday (29/6/2023).

He said a bite with rabies carries a risk of death, but it can be overcome by vaccination, which is not only for animals. Humans also need to be vaccinated to awaken the immune system, so they can overcome the rabies virus. “Rabies vaccines can be obtained at health facilities,” he said.

Dimas stressed rabies vaccine can be obtained at health centers, hospitals, or at Hospitals for Infectious Diseases such as RSPI Sulianti Saroso Jakarta. Also in rabies centers spread across Indonesia, such as in RSUD dr. TC Hillers Maumere. There, stocks of rabies vaccine are available, but availability needs to be checked again.

Procedure for administering the vaccine

Dr. Asep Purnama, SpPD-FINASIM from RSUD dr.TC Hillers Maumere gave prevention tips, namely pre-exposure and post-exposure. Pre-exposure is receiving the rabies vaccine before being bitten by an animal with rabies. Meanwhile, post-exposure prevention, vaccination is carried out after being bitten by a rabies-transmitting animal.

Then, the parties most at risk of being exposed to rabies are the dog vaccinators and the officers butchering the dogs to examine their brain samples. Children also need to be vaccinated against rabies, because low body posture allows dogs to jump up to children’s necks or heads.

“If a stray dog ​​bites a child, they don’t run fast to avoid it, the children also can’t fight back,” he said.

So a pre-exposure vaccination should be given on day 0, day 7, and day 21. If at any time you are bitten by a dog and have not received the pre-exposure vaccine, you must be vaccinated immediately on day 0 of 2 injections, followed by 1 injection on days 7 and 21. Four injections are required and this will certainly cause huge costs.

“The function of the pre-exposure rabies vaccine is not only to save costs, but also to anticipate risks if vaccine stock is not available,” said Dr. Asep.

2023-06-29 09:08:51
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has designated Bali as a rabies red zone. If a dog is infected with the rabies virus, then how does the virus spread to humans?

Launching from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) page, confirmed that the virus rabies transmitted by direct contact (such as through broken skin or mucous membranes in the eyes, nose or mouth) with the saliva or brain tissue/nervous system of an infected animal.

Usually, people will be exposed virus rabies from the bite of an infected animal. There is also the rare possibility that a person may be exposed to rabies from a non-bite, such as from a scratch, abrasion, or other open wound that has come into contact with saliva or other infectious material from an infected animal.

“Other types of contact, such as petting or contact with the blood, urine, or faeces of a rabies-infected animal, are not associated with a risk of infection and are not considered exposures that concern rabies,” the CDC said on its website, Monday (26/6/2023). .

Another way of transmission (besides bites and scratches) which is also rare, is inhaling aerosolized rabies virus. This is one of the most potential non-bite exposure routes, except for most laboratory workers who will not encounter rabies virus aerosols.

Transmission of rabies through corneal and solid organ transplants has also been recorded, but is also extremely rare. There have only been two known rabies solid organ donors in the United States since 2008. Yet many organ procurement organizations have added rabies exposure questions to their procedures in evaluating the suitability of each donor.

Bite and non-bite exposure from people infected with rabies that theoretically can transmit rabies, there is still no evidence. Casual contact, such as touching a person with rabies or contact with fluids or tissues (urine, blood, faeces), is not associated with a risk of infection.

The rabies virus becomes non-infectious when it dries out and is exposed to sunlight. However, different environmental conditions also affect the speed at which the virus becomes inactive.

“But in general, if the material containing the rabies virus has dried, that means the virus can be considered non-infectious,” the CDC wrote.

2023-06-26 16:24:08
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2023-06-02 01:42:44
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