Rabies a viral infection affects the brain and the nervous system of humans and other warm-blooded mammals. The infection is passed from the saliva of an infected animal. Our government is yet dormant towards the crisis of present rabies scenario in India. On being infected by this endemic infection, the patient needs immediate protection through Anti-Rabies serum. One should not panic and keep himself cool. The important do's in combating rabies are:
- Wash wounds with soap and water. Then apply an antiseptic cream.
- Assess severity of wounds.
- Apply rabies immunoglobulin.
- Proceed to vaccination
An effective vaccine in hand with the latest technology besides primary health care knowledge enables a recommended treatment for rabies. Ignorance can prove even more fatal than deadliest of the disease. Rabies is one such disease about which people should know the minimum.