Treatment And Prevention Of Rabies

Determining If The Animal Has Rabies

Determining if the animal has rabies can be hard because it is impossible to know if an animal has rabies simply by looking at it. The best indicator an animal has rabies is if the animal is behaving strangely. Some animals behave with increased hostility and produce an unusual amount of saliva. They attempt to attack and bite as an individual approaches. Other animals act as if they are shy when they have rabies. The animal may allow a person to approach easily. This seems to be the more common of the two behaviors. Since the only way to know if an animal really has rabies is to perform lab tests, it is best to avoid approaching wild animals and unknown pets. Animals acting abnormally should be reported to animal control.

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