Adults cats Rabies

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DEFINITION
Fatal polioencephalitis of warm-blooded animals and humans and generally transmitted by the bite of an infected mammal

 

RISK FACTORS

• Contact with wildlife, especially raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes

• Lack of vaccination against rabies

• Exposure to aerosols in bat caves

• Modified live-virus rabies vaccines used in immunocompromised animals

 

PROGNOSIS AND OUTCOME

• Fatal

• Cats and dogs will typically succumb within 7-10 days after onset of clinical signs.

• Rare cases of recovery in dogs, cats, and humans