Private Bag PR 30383,Kanengo (on the M1, 400m passed Kapani, before the Salima turnoff), Lilongwe J Y=) +265 995 027 815 e 24 HOUR EMERGENCY NUMBER FOLLOW US! Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals a OTE yaar) i the LSPCA team to provide vital veterinary care and animal welfare education in our outreach Peco Let’s talk about Rabies: Lilongwe Urban Mass Vaccination Campaign will run in August 2017 — towards eradicating Rabies by 2030 Sincayazt KAMINJOLO ith over 55,000 Wenn deaths worldwide per annum, Rabies remains as one of the most deadly diseases worldwide, to both humans and animals. Rabies, a viral disease, which affects all mammals is most often transmitted by a bite from an infected animal or through a wound or break on the skin when in contact with the saliva of a rabid animal. More often than not dogs are responsible for spreading the disease to humans, with cats and bats playing a role as well. An animal infected with rabies may present with either the aggressive/furious form whereby the animal tends to attack without provocation, is irritable and often salivates a lot or the paralytic/dumb form where the animal becomes uncoordinated during movement, has seizures and becomes paralyzed. ‘Symptoms of infection in man are relatively general and include high fever, headache, tiredness, confusion and paralysis. The scary aspect about rabies is that once an animal or a person for that matter starts showing these clinical signs there is no treatment and death is inevitable within ten days. The best way to protect yourself. and your family include vaccinating all your pets against rabies once annually. Secondly, in the event one of your loved ones comes in contact with a suspected rabid animal either via a bite wound or saliva on a wound, the possible site of infection must be washed thoroughly with a disinfectant such as iodine and medical attention sought immediately where either immunoglobulin may be administered or post exposure vaccination can be carried out.