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Rabies: What kids need to know!

Learn about the dangerous disease of rabies and how to prevent it. Find out which animals can carry rabies, signs of infection, and what to do if you are bitten or scratched. Protect yourself and your pets!

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Rabies: What kids need to know!

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  1. Rabies: What kids need to know! Slides provided by: Wyoming Department Health Preventive Health and Safety Division

  2. What is Rabies? • Rabies is a dangerous disease caused by a virus. • Around the world, rabies kills 50,000 people and millions of animals each year.

  3. Any mammal can get rabies. • Skunks and bats • Dogs, cats, cattle and horses • Humans

  4. If a person or animal gets rabies, they will almost always die from it. 

  5. How do you get rabies? People and animals can only get rabies if they are bitten or scratched by an animal that already has rabies. Their saliva carries the rabies virus, even if the animal is dead.

  6. How does rabies make you sick? • Once inside the body, the virus travels along the nerves. • Its main target is the the brain and spinal cord.

  7. Animals that can give you rabies

  8. Skunks

  9. Bats

  10. Bats • Bats are cool wildlife but you should never touch them • If you wake up and find a bat in your room or if you have touched a bat tell an adult. The adult should contact your health care provider to talk about your need for treatment

  11. Cats - especially stray and unvaccinated

  12. Dogs - especially stray & unvaccinated

  13. Raccoons

  14. Cows

  15. Horses

  16. Ferrets • Many people have ferrets as pets. • They should be vaccinated for rabies.

  17. Mammals that are less likely to carry rabies

  18. Animals that don’t carry rabies

  19. Signs of rabies in animals can include: • Unusual behavior • Wild animals that appear friendly • Nocturnal animals active during the day • An increase in drool or saliva • Animals that act very sick or mean • Animals that have difficulty moving or are dead

  20. The only way to tell • In the laboratory • Lab scientists test the brain of a dead animal for rabies.

  21. Rabies in Wyoming 1995-2005 408 animals diagnosed with rabies • 303 skunks • 70 bats • 11 cats • 9 horses • 8 cows • 4 dogs • 1 raccoons • 1 squirrel • 1 fox

  22. Can you prevent rabies?  YES! • Vaccines (shots) against rabies for pets • Wash bite wounds and scratches thoroughly • Stay away from bats, wildlife and strays • Report any contact with wild bats or other wild animals to parents or another adult

  23. The best way to prevent rabies is to make sure your pets are vaccinated against rabies!!

  24. Protect your pets • Vaccinate your pet dog, cat, or ferret • Always leash your dog. • Tell an adult if you see a wild or stray animal acting strangely. • If your pet gets bitten by an animal, call your vet right away. • Get your pets spayed or neutered.

  25. Protect yourself • Never touch a bat or other wildlife • Always ask permission to touch someone else’s pet. • Call an animal control officer if you find a sick or hurt animal. • Keep trash cans closed. • Put all pet food away.

  26. If you are bitten or scratched • Tell an adult immediately • Wash the wound out with soap and water • Call your doctor right away

  27. Rabies Quiz

  28. Which of these can carry rabies?

  29. Dogs? YES

  30. Raccoons? YES

  31. Snakes? NO

  32. Cats? YES

  33. Rabbit? (this one is tricky) YES

  34. TRUE Rabies is caused by a virus. True or False?

  35. FALSE A bite from a snake can give you rabies. True or False?

  36. TRUE The rabies virus affects the nervous system. True or False?

  37. TRUE If you are bitten by any animal, you should clean the wound right away. True or False?

  38. TRUE People can get rabies from the saliva of an animal with rabies. True or False?

  39. FALSE You will always know if you are bitten by a bat, even if you are asleep. True or False?

  40. FALSE True or False? If you are bitten by a mouse, you should always receive the rabies vaccine.

  41. The best way to protect yourself from rabies is: • Avoid animals not known to you. • Vaccinate your pets. • Report animals with strange behavior. • Maintain your property and keep trash properly contained. ALL OF THE ABOVE

  42. In 2005 in Wyoming, which species had the highest number of rabies cases?

  43. Watch out for rabies • Stay away from strays and wild animals • If you see strays or wild animals, tell an adult. • If you are ever bitten or scratched by an animal, tell an adult. • Wash your cut with soap and water for 10 minutes.

  44. To learn more about Rabies Wyoming Department Health 307-777-7172 Center for Disease and Prevention www.cdc.gov

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