Disease Rabies or hydrophobia is a contagious animal disease. Rabies disease causes by viruses and can attack warm-blooded animals and humans.

In animals suffering from rabies, a virus is found in large quantities in saliva. This virus can be transmitted to other animals or to humans through the bite wound. Therefore Carnivores animals (dogs, cats, wolves) is the animal most frequently mentioned as a disseminator rabies.

Rabies disease is a disease Zoonosa very dangerous and feared because if they have attacked humans or animals will always end with death.

Given the danger and ferocity of public health and tranquility of life, the prevention and eradication of this disease need to be implemented intensively. For Indonesia, the government determines that rabies free in 2005.

Animals are susceptible to rabies

All warm-blooded animals are susceptible to rabies. Rabies disease naturally found on the nation’s dogs, cats, bats and wild carnivores.

Incubation Period

The incubation period is the time between onset of symptoms until the disease penggigitan. Incubation period of rabies disease in dogs and cats less than two weeks (10 days-14 days). In humans 2-3 weeks and the longest one year.

Stages of Rabies Disease

Travel Rabies disease in dogs and cats were divided into three phases (stages).

1. Phase Prodormal: Animals looking for a cool and aloof, but can become more aggressive and nerves, extends pupils and rigid posture (tense). This phase lasts for 1-3 days. After a phase of continued Prodormal Excitation phase or directly to the phase bias paralysis.

2. Phase Excitation: Animals become malignant and attack anyone around him and eat weird stuff. Furthermore, the eye becomes cloudy and is always open and trembling, into the next phase of paralysis.

3. Phase paralysis: Animals experiencing paralysis in all parts of the body and ends with death.

Signs of Rabies Disease In Animals And Humans

In dogs and cats, rabies disease is divided into two forms, namely the form of silent (Dumb rabies) and malignant forms (Furious Rabies).

Sign of silent rabies:

* There was paralysis of the entire body.

* Animals can not chew and swallow food, the lower jaw clenched and unable to drool over.

* There is no desire to attack or bite. Animals will die within a few hours.

Sign of malignant Rabies:

* Animals become aggressive and no longer recognize their owners.

* Attacking people, animals and objects that move.

* When standing rigid attitude, the tail is folded back between his thighs.

* Puppy become more agile and loves to play, but will bite if held, and will become malignant in a few hours.

Signs of Rabies In Humans:

* The fear that is very much on the water, and sensitive to light, air and sound.

* Tears and saliva out excess.

* Pupil’s eyes widened.

* Talk is not known, always wanted to move and seemed in pain.

* Furthermore, marked by convulsions and paralysis and finally death.

Action Against Cattle Biting

Dogs, cats and since the era that bite humans or other animals should be suspected of suffering from rabies. Towards animals should be taken the following actions:

* When the animal was a pet or an owner, the animal must be captured and handed over to the local Animal Husbandry Department for observation for 14 days. When the negative observations of animal rabies then it should get a rabies vaccination before being turned back to its owner.

* If the biting animal is wild animals (no owner) then the animal was captured alive should be sought and submitted to the local Animal Husbandry Department for observation and after the observation period is completed the animal be destroyed or maintained by a person who is pleased, having first given a rabies vaccination .

* If the animal who bit hard to catch and had to be killed, then the head of these animals must be taken and immediately submitted to the local Animal Husbandry Department for laboratory examination.

Action Against Person bitten (Victim)

1. Immediately wash the bite wound with clean water and soap or detergent for 5-10 minutes then rinse with running water, then dry with a clean cloth or paper towel.

2. Then given a bandage wounds that are available (eg iodine) and then wrapped loosely with a clean bandage.

3. Patients or victims immediately taken to the nearest health center or hospital to receive further treatment.

Action Against Dogs, Cats, or apes that are kept

1. Placing a pet in a cage a good and appropriate, and always consider the cleanliness of the cage and surroundings.

2. Keeping pet health by providing good food, good maintenance and carry out regular rabies vaccination every year to the Department of Animal Husbandry or Veterinary Practice.

3. Install the chain on the dog’s neck when the dog being invited to take a walk.