I. Infection methods and incubation period of rabies
A healthy dog does not have rabies virus, only the saliva of cats and dogs during rabies attack is contagious , Even during their incubation period, saliva is not infectious in their bodies. If a dog is infected with rabies virus, the incubation period will not exceed half a year, and it will not die more than 10 days after the onset. According to research by the World Health Organization, cats and dogs with rabies will definitely die after 3-5 days, and 10 days is the longest death time after the World Health Organization found that cats and dogs had rabies.
Second, what is rabies
Rabies virus belongs to the Rhabdoviridae family. The rabies virus is shaped like a bullet, with an envelope on the surface of the virus cell, a helical symmetry of the nucleocapsid, and a single-stranded RNA inside. It is the causative agent of rabies. There are two main antigens of rabies virus: one is a glycoprotein antigen on the outer membrane of the virus that can bind to acetylcholine receptors, which can cause the neurotoxicity of the virus, resulting in the production of neutralizing antibodies and hemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies in the body. To one protective effect; the other is the nucleoprotein antigen that enables the body to produce complement-binding antibodies and precipitin, which has no protective effect.
Rabies is a zoonotic infectious disease. French scientist Pasteur invented the rabies vaccine long before the virus was discovered in 1884.
Three, rabies prevention methods
The best way to prevent dogs from getting rabies is to vaccinate their dogs regularly, so dog owners should remember to take their dogs for rabies vaccinations every year.
Reminder: Click “How to Prevent Rabies Virus” to learn more about the methods of preventing rabies.
