A 56-year-old man died from a rare brain-swelling rabies after being bitten by a monkey, according to health officials. The State Department of Health in Brazil revealed the man was bitten by a marmoset in the rural area of Piripiri on July 15. Just weeks later he began to experience symptoms of increased saliva, fainting, and vomiting on August 6.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
However, the victim only sought out the Chagas Rodrigues Regional Hospital, in Piripiri, on August 12, when his condition started to deteriorate. He was transferred to a hospital in the state capital of Teresina and the patient was hospitalised with encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), caused by the rabies virus.
Tragically, he died on August 27 at the Natan Portella Institute of Tropical Diseases ,in Teresina. The State Department of Health in Brazil revealed the man was bitten by a marmoset in the rural area of Piripiri.
“Samples from the patient were collected and sent to the Piauí Central Laboratory (Lacen), which forwarded the material to the Pasteur Institute in São Paulo, a reference laboratory for rabies tests, in accordance with the protocol established by the Ministry of Health,” health officials said in a statement.
According to local media G1, cases of rabies were last seen in the state of Piaui over a decade ago in 2013. Following a request from Brazil’s Ministry of Health, officials in Piripiri were asked to conduct a survey of the vaccination of dogs and cats in the region.
According to the NHS, rabies is a rare but serious infection that’s usually caught from a bite or scratch of an infected animal. It’s almost always fatal once symptoms appear, but vaccination and early treatment can prevent it.
Rabies is found throughout the world , but it’s very rare in the UK. Although the risk of getting it while travelling is small, rabies is more common in parts of:
Rabies is spread by mammals, such as dogs, bats, raccoons, and foxes. In the UK, it’s only found in some bats. You can get rabies if:
The rabies vaccine is recommended if you’re travelling to a part of the world where rabies is more common, especially if:
Some people at risk of rabies through their work should also get vaccinated. If you’ve been bitten, scratched or licked by an animal that may have rabies, a doctor will check if you need treatment.
Treatment usually involves:
If treated quickly, treatment is usually very effective at preventing rabies. Rabies cannot be treated if symptoms appear….CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLE>>>
