08/01/2025
Yes, dogs do not have rabies unless exposed to a rabid animal. But if you got bitten, have yourself vaccinated especially if you are unaware of the dogโs history.
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We'd like to clear up misconceptions and share key facts about Rabies lyssavirus. This debunks common myths or false beliefs and ensures everyone is guided by scientific evidence.
โ๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ (๐ฅ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐).
Humans and other land mammals can only get rabies if bitten by an infected animal (e.g., rabid dog, cat, bat, raccoon, or monkey).
โ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป.
Puppies are not born with rabies meaning the mythโpuppy's rabies is stronger than an adult dog's is not even true.
โ๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ (๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐).
During incubation period or exposure to the rabies virus (usually through a bite or scratch), within 14 days the virus affecting their brain will cause the rabid dog to die, regardless of whether they bite someone or not. Additionally, it is not true that if you are bitten by a rabid dog, you and the dog will die at the same time.
โ๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ข ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
Unlike COVID-19, which can be transmitted through sneezing or coughing, rabies is not an airborne virus. The virus spreads through the saliva of infected animals typically through bites or scratches causing open wounds (since they often lick their paws or claws), not from the environment.
โ ๏ธAlways Remember: Once symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal, both for animals and humans.
โ ๏ธ If bitten or scratched by an animal:
1๏ธโฃ Wash the wound immediately with soap and water for at least 15 minutes.
2๏ธโฃ Seek medical attention immediately for proper vaccination.
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โ๏ธ: Kyrby Cabalquinto
๐ฅ๏ธ: Vince Ceazar Dela Cruz
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