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==Overview== | |||
The most potent [[risk factor]] for the development of rabies is a bite from an [[Infection (disambiguation)|infected]] animal. People that live in an area, or travel to an area that has a large [[incidence]] for rabies, are at a high risk for acquiring rabies from a rabid animal. Handling certain wild animals such as bats or raccoons will put a person at a higher risk. | |||
Rabies | ==Risk Factors== | ||
The following are the [[risk factors]] for rabies:<ref name="urlWHO | Rabies">{{cite web |url=http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs099/en/ |title=WHO | Rabies |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid12675934">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fooks AR, Johnson N, Brookes SM, Parsons G, McElhinney LM |title=Risk factors associated with travel to rabies endemic countries |journal=J. Appl. Microbiol. |volume=94 Suppl |issue= |pages=31S–36S |year=2003 |pmid=12675934 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21824368">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gong Z, He F, Chen Z |title=Risk factors for human rabies in China |journal=Zoonoses Public Health |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=39–43 |year=2012 |pmid=21824368 |doi=10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01416.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7621206">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dire DJ, Hogan DE, Riggs MW |title=A prospective evaluation of risk factors for infections from dog-bite wounds |journal=Acad Emerg Med |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages=258–66 |year=1994 |pmid=7621206 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22185767">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gautret P, Ribadeau-Dumas F, Parola P, Brouqui P, Bourhy H |title=Risk for rabies importation from North Africa |journal=Emerging Infect. Dis. |volume=17 |issue=12 |pages=2187–93 |year=2011 |pmid=22185767 |pmc=3311213 |doi=10.3201/eid1712.110300 |url=}}</ref> | |||
* Bites from [[Infection (disambiguation)|infected]] animals | |||
* Exposure to [[urine]] or other secretions of [[Infection (disambiguation)|infected]] animals | |||
* [[Organ transplants]] from infected donors | |||
* The following individuals may have a higher risk of contracting rabies than the general population: | |||
** International travelers | |||
** Animal control officers | |||
** Spelunkers | |||
** Lab workers | |||
** Injuries to the head and the neck region with open wounds may facilitate quicker transmission of the virus to the brain. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]
Overview
The most potent risk factor for the development of rabies is a bite from an infected animal. People that live in an area, or travel to an area that has a large incidence for rabies, are at a high risk for acquiring rabies from a rabid animal. Handling certain wild animals such as bats or raccoons will put a person at a higher risk.
Risk Factors
The following are the risk factors for rabies:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Bites from infected animals
- Exposure to urine or other secretions of infected animals
- Organ transplants from infected donors
- The following individuals may have a higher risk of contracting rabies than the general population:
- International travelers
- Animal control officers
- Spelunkers
- Lab workers
- Injuries to the head and the neck region with open wounds may facilitate quicker transmission of the virus to the brain.
References
- ↑ "WHO | Rabies".
- ↑ Fooks AR, Johnson N, Brookes SM, Parsons G, McElhinney LM (2003). "Risk factors associated with travel to rabies endemic countries". J. Appl. Microbiol. 94 Suppl: 31S–36S. PMID 12675934.
- ↑ Gong Z, He F, Chen Z (2012). "Risk factors for human rabies in China". Zoonoses Public Health. 59 (1): 39–43. doi:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01416.x. PMID 21824368.
- ↑ Dire DJ, Hogan DE, Riggs MW (1994). "A prospective evaluation of risk factors for infections from dog-bite wounds". Acad Emerg Med. 1 (3): 258–66. PMID 7621206.
- ↑ Gautret P, Ribadeau-Dumas F, Parola P, Brouqui P, Bourhy H (2011). "Risk for rabies importation from North Africa". Emerging Infect. Dis. 17 (12): 2187–93. doi:10.3201/eid1712.110300. PMC 3311213. PMID 22185767.