Symptoms and signs of rabies?

summary

I am a medical student with some simple medical knowledge. Some time ago, when I attended the school's collective summer camp, a stray dog was accidentally cut off and said that it was bitten. The local residents said that it was a very fierce dog, and it looked dirty with virus all over. At that time, I felt very scared, because I felt that there must be a lot of viruses on the dog. In case of rabies, the consequences would be even worse, So immediately went to the hospital for treatment. Now there is no incubation period of rabies, some symptoms have not been reflected, I am still very worried.

Symptoms and signs of rabies?

Systemic symptoms include low fever, fatigue, headache, sore throat, physical discomfort, etc. Mental changes are prominent. The sick children are prone to cry, lose their temper and get angry easily. The older children show anxiety and depression, and some children think they are going to die.

Pain and abnormal sensation reappear outside the healed bite, such as hypersensitivity, chilly feeling, burning feeling, numbness and itching. However, it is difficult for children under 5 years old to describe these feelings, but sometimes they ask their parents to touch or scratch the original wound.

It is sensitive to strong light and loud voice, and can produce tears, sweating, salivation and systemic muscle tone increase. When swallowing food, sometimes there is a sense of urgency in the throat. Some sick children suffer from anorexia, but they can still swallow food.

matters needing attention

Rabies is generally obtained through animals, so in our daily life, we should not contact those stray cats and dogs too much, and take self-protection measures. Once we are scratched or bitten by these cats and dogs, we can go to the hospital to get rabies vaccine as soon as possible.