What should you know about gamot sa rabies?

Rabies is a serious infection that can follow saliva exposure from an infected mammal, usually through a bite, scratch, or contact with broken skin or the eyes, mouth, or nose. A person may need wound cleaning, rabies vaccine, and rabies immunoglobulin placed around the wound, depending on the exposure and vaccination history. Treatment is preventive after exposure; it is not a home cure once symptoms begin.

Wash and flush the wound with soap and running water as soon as possible, then seek urgent medical care. Do not seal the wound with household substances or delay assessment while trying to identify the animal. Tell the clinician what happened, where the wound is, whether skin was broken, and whether the animal can be safely observed. Review the details of post-exposure care in Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and learn about prevention through Rabies Vaccination.

Seek care immediately after any bite or scratch from a mammal that could carry rabies, or when saliva contacts broken skin or a mucous membrane. Go to emergency care for heavy bleeding, a deep wound, injury to the face or neck, trouble swallowing, breathing difficulty, confusion, or new weakness. Do not wait for symptoms: once neurological symptoms appear, rabies is extremely dangerous.

Ask whether your exposure needs vaccine, immunoglobulin, or both; when each dose is due; how the wound should be monitored; and what to do if the animal is found or becomes unwell.