World Rabies Day: Spreading Awareness About the Dangers of the Fatal Disease

28 September 2011: Though dogs are adorable, trustworthy and ‘best friends’ of humans, they can unwittingly cause serious harm to people if dogs with rabies virus (locally known as ‘mad dogs’) bite unsuspecting people. Such dog bites may prove fatal unless the victims are treated with the prescribed doses of anti-rabies injections at regular intervals.

According to an estimate over 99% of all human deaths that are caused by infected dogs usually occur in Africa and Asia, especially in regions with large numbers of unvaccinated community and domestic dogs and stray dogs. It is said that with the exception of Antarctica, people and animals on every continent are at risk of contracting rabies.   Read More

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