Re: Is rabies a real danger? What are your opinions?
[Re: Bob Wendt]
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05/01/10 03:51 PM
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Travis Wolford
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From what I have read in Indiana the two main species that have came back positive for rabies are bats and dogs. However it seems to me the numbers are scewed for the fact that there have been 100 times more dogs and bats tested than anything else so I say of course they are going to have more confirmed cases. This all makes me wonder exactly how many actual cases of rabies get misdiagnosed or just called distemper because its unknown. How many sick raccoons do you get in a yard every year and you say distemper? Unless animals have the viscous, drooling "Old Yeller" strain its my understanding (from biologists) that there is no way to look at an animal and say 100% they have rabies. I have been told the only true way to anser that is in a lab. And yes Bob is right you dont have to get bit by a bat, how many of you do attic clean outs and dont have a profilactic, or pre-exposure? Many of us in this industry are flirting with disaster I would guess. Informing John Q Public about zoonotic diseases could be a full time job, if a city type person ever got on the CDC web site and looked only at the bird diseases they would most likely never go outside again lol. So I keep it simple and if someone asks about the whole rabies thing, I keep it to the facts and answer thier questions as best I can. If they ask me something im unsure of I refer them to the CDC because I do not want to misenform them. I never want to be accused of selling a job by means of scare tactics, I believe I am a better person than that.
it is not a stupid question if you do not know the answer
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Re: Is rabies a real danger? What are your opinions?
[Re: Travis Wolford]
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05/01/10 03:54 PM
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Travis Wolford
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Ok, I guess I should have seen there were two pages on here. I guess warrior has covered all my points already.
it is not a stupid question if you do not know the answer
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Re: Is rabies a real danger? What are your opinions?
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
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05/01/10 07:17 PM
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Robb Russell
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Paul rabies is a virus and typically spread by saliva. You may have never had a record of a rabid raccoon in Wisconsin frr 50 years but your own area holds the only record of the worlds only rabies survivor about 60 miles away from you in Fon du Lac, Jeanna Giese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_protocol Reading your posts I would say you have had 22 years of luck. Your own own son PJ I have read has not been as lucky! I never take a chance with wildlife and the possible diseases that may and or can spread. I am sure Dr. Bob Wendt, DVM has more to enlighten all of us here.It is his opinion that really should matter since he is the actual medical professional and subject matter expert on zoonotic diseases. How many times have each of you washed your hands today? What do you carry in your truck to keep your hands and cab clean? Do you or your company have a protocol to follow to not spread the potential of diseases from customer to customer or from a customer to your own family & pets?
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Re: Is rabies a real danger? What are your opinions?
[Re: sgs]
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05/01/10 11:15 PM
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ccoyote
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Rabies is, of course, a real danger but so is lightning and many other things.
The US averages around one rabies death per year. But around 25,000 people get preventive medical treatment after coming into contact with a potentially rabid animal.
Common sense rules. If your job is to deal with nuisance wildlife, pre-exposure treatment is prudent. If trapping is a hobby, it may be a good idea or it may be overkill.
One thing is for sure in my mind. If you get bit by a wild animal, treat it as if it were a rabid animal whether you have had the pre-exposure treatment or not. how bad are they i refuse to take a flu shot but will take shots for anything else The price of the pre-exposure vaccine varies from affordable to ridiculous. I paid $800 but I've heard of it a cheap as $300.
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Re: Is rabies a real danger? What are your opinions?
[Re: Bob Wendt]
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05/02/10 09:38 PM
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JSawyer
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