Animal Bites & Rabies

RABIES- INFORMATION & FACTS Rabies is a life threatening disease caused by  a virus transmitted to human beings by bites from rabid animals. It can be prevented by timely local treatment of wounds, administration of rabies immunoglobulins (RIGs)/rabies monoclonal antibodies (RMAbs), and anti-rabies vaccines.  An estimated 59,000 human rabies deaths occur every year. India alone reports an estimated 20,000Continue reading “Animal Bites & Rabies”