On May 31, information from the National Children's Hospital said that the hospital had just received an 8-year-old patient in critical condition, diagnosed with encephalitis caused by the rabies virus with severe respiratory failure.
According to family information, about 5 months ago, the boy was bitten by the home dog but was not taken to the rabies vaccination vaccination. Recently, the baby has manifested fever, headache, weak limbs, difficulty swallowing and gradually falling into a state of drowsiness. Children are taken to the provincial hospital for treatment but the disease progresses faster and worse, forced to transfer to the central level.
At the National Children's Hospital, doctors have conducted intensive treatment and performed the necessary tests. The results showed that the rabies virus was present in the child's melasma. After 4 days of treatment, the child's condition worsened with respiratory failure and serious brain damage, the prognosis was very poor.
Rabies is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases, with a mortality rate of nearly 100% once symptoms have appeared.
According to statistics, the world records about 59,000 deaths from rabies each year, mostly in Asia (59.6%) and Africa (36.4%). In Vietnam, the disease has been circulating for many years and occurs in most provinces and cities.
Worryingly, many people are still subjective after being bitten by dogs and cats, especially domestic pets. There are many tragic deaths due to not being vaccinated, rabies serum due to lack of knowledge or fear of costs, pain.
When bitten or licked by a cat or cat on a scratched skin, you should immediately wash the wound under strong running water with soap for at least 15 minutes, then disinfect and go to a medical facility for consultation, vaccination or anti-rabies serum.
