Rabies Education

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Rabies is one of the most fatal diseases in the world. The Philippines ranked third worldwide in rabies incidence and it remains a public health problem.

According to DOH, rabies incidence in the Philippines has 300-600 deaths per million filipinos per year and 53% of cases are children 5 - 14 years old.

Rabies a fatal viral disease and a very serious infection of the nervous system that is caused by the saliva of an infected animal that is commonly dog. Once the symptom occured on human, there's no other way but pathway to death.

Rabies is characterized by hydrophobia (fear of water), aerophobia (fear of air) muscle spasm and paralysis.

Rabies virus is transmitted to human through bite, scratch and licking of an open wound by an animal.