Disease Rabies or hydrophobia is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses and can attack warm-blooded animals and humans.
In animals suffering from rabies, the virus is found in large quantities in saliva. This virus will be transmitted to other animals or to humans primarily through bite wounds. Therefore, the Carnivora (dogs, cats, wolves) is the most important animals as a propagator of rabies.
Rabies is a disease disease Zoonosa very dangerous and feared because when you attack people or animals will always end in death.
Given the dangers and health danger and tranquility of the community life, the prevention and eradication of this disease need to be implemented intensively. For that the government set to rabies-free asia in 2005.
Animals that are susceptible to rabies
All warm-blooded animals are susceptible to rabies. Rabies disease naturally present in the dogs, cats, bats and wild carnivores.
Incubation Period
The incubation period is the time between onset of symptoms until disease. Rabies disease incubation period in dogs and cats less than 2 weeks (10 days-14 days). In humans at least 2-3 weeks and 1 year old. (more…)