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True/False: Foaming at the mouth is a common sypmtom in Humans?
True
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How do you most commonly get rabies?
Animal bites
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How many people die from rabies worldwide each year?
Roughly 55,000
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How can you prevent your dog or cat from getting rabies?
Have it vaccinated early on
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How does rabies kill you?
Inflammation and disease of the brain
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True/False: Foaming at the mouth is a common sign in Animals?
True
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What should you do once think you are bitten and infected?
Wash it out immediately with soap and water
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What European country was once rabies free?
England
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How many doses of the rabies vaccine need to be administered?
4 over the next 2 weeks, first immediately after
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Approximately how many countries and territories does rabies occur?
150
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Is fever a sign of rabies?
Yes, low grade fever is common (Roughly 102 degrees)
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What animal transmits the disease most commonly worldwide?
Dogs
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What year was the first rabies vaccine developed?
1885
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How long should you wash the rabies wound?
5 minutes
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Approximately what percentage of people who are infected with rabies are under the age of 15?
40%
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After getting bitten do you feel pain or numbness at the location of the bite?
Pain, not numbness
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What areas of the world is the disease most common in?
Southeast Asia and Africa
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If an infected person is not treated with the vaccine, how long do they have to live?
1 week
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If you are camping and awaken to find a bat in your tent, should you go to the doctor?
Yes, bat bites are small and you might not even notice the bite.
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How long can it take for the victim to show symptoms of rabies?
2 years
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Does having rabies cause the infected person to be stressed out, or does it calm them down?
Stressed
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What animal most commonly transmits the disease in America?
Bats
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If symptoms have started to show, can the person still be cured?
No
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Where do you inject the vaccine for infants who have been exposed?
Lateral thigh
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What two people developed the first vaccine?
Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux