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If someone needs immediate help with rabies exposure, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Bite or scratch from dog, cat, bat, or wild animal — especially if animal acts strange or is unknown.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Soap and water 15 min. Hospital today for rabies shots. Finish all doses.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Bite, scratch, or saliva on broken skin from mammal.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Animal acting aggressive, paralyzed, or drooling — or unknown stray.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rabies virus travels nerves to brain — fatal after symptoms appear.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Washing and vaccine before symptoms are life-saving.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Scrub wound with soap under running water 15 minutes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Apply povidone-iodine if available after washing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Go to hospital — do not wait for animal observation alone.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Note bite location — face and hand bites highest risk.
When and how to get professional help.
All mammal bites in rabies-endemic areas need post-exposure prophylaxis assessment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wash wound, get PEP at hospital. Rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms start — prevention only.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call hospital or 108 for nearest rabies PEP centre.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Animal control for observation when guidelines allow.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT ignore small scratches — they can transmit rabies.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT start vaccine course then skip later doses.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If the dog looks fine after 10 days you need no vaccine
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — WHO protocols combine observation with immediate wound care; many bites need immediate PEP regardless — follow local hospital guidance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal rabies from delayed or skipped vaccination.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Cholera suspected
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Profuse painless watery diarrhea like rice water in outbreak area or after unsafe water exposure.
Tetanus risk wound
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A wound from rust, soil, manure, or deep puncture needs tetanus protection assessment — tetanus is preventable with vaccination.
High fever child
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A child has high fever and may be lethargic, refusing fluids, or showing rash or breathing difficulty.
High fever adult
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — An adult has high fever with rigors, confusion, rash, or difficulty breathing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wound category determines immunoglobulin plus vaccine schedule.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Once rabies symptoms begin, care is palliative — prevention is everything.