Six die from rabies to karachi between Mau-August

Karachi: Six people have died of rabies after dog bites in the metropolis between May and August, hospital officials said on Friday.

According to medical authorities, three of the victims were treated at Jinnah Hospital and three others at Korangi’s confidence hospital.

Throughout Sindh, the number of deaths associated with rabies this year rose to 14, officials said. Eight patients died at Jinnah Hospital and six at Hospital Trust in Korangi.

Health officials further revealed that more than 22,000 cases of dog bites have been reported so far, stressing the growing public health concern.

With concern, some dog bite victims do not report in any healthcare installation, rather than following corrective measures to treat wounds.

Health experts say that a dog bite victim should report in a public sector health care unit and follow a model protocol to avoid rabies, which is 100% lethal for both animals and humans after the development of symptoms.

People need to be aware that rabies are more common in this summer in this area of ​​the world, including Pakistan.

Studies reveal that in extreme warm weather conditions, stray dogs become more common. Also, dog bite cases record an upward trend in summer, because animals, including dogs, tend to be more active during the warmer months, which increases the chances of their interactions with humans.

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Experts emphasize that people need to take steps to avoid dog bites, especially in warmer months, and should not take dog bites slightly. Studies reveal that rabies is an acute infectious zoosonic disease of the central nervous system, which can affect almost all mammals, including humans.

The rabies is transmitted to other animals and humans through close contact with the saliva of contaminated animals through bites, scratches, licks on broken skin and mucous membranes.

In the case of animals case, the virus spreads from the injured section to the nerves and spinal cord, which damages the victim’s brain and eventually results in death.

It causes convulsions, inability to move and strange behavior, developing hydrophobia (an extremely intense aversion to water, especially the fear of drinking water or other liquids) to the victim exposed to the disease.