Rabies (Biographies of Disease)

190 Pages·2008·0.92 MB·English

by  P. Dileep Kumar

RABIES
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P. Dileep Kumar
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JulieK.Silver,M.D.SeriesEditor
GREENWOODPRESS
Westport,Connecticut x London
Libraryof Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kumar, P. Dileep,1962–
Rabies / P.Dileep Kumar.
p. ;cm.—(Biographies ofdisease, ISSN 1940–445X)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-313-34524-1(alk. paper)
1. Rabies.I.Title.II. Series.
[DNLM: 1.Rabies.WC 550K96r2009]
RA644.R3K86 2009
614.5063—dc22 2008033711
BritishLibrary Cataloguing inPublication Data isavailable.
Copyright (cid:2)C 2009byP. Dileep Kumar
Allrights reserved. Noportionof thisbookmay be
reproduced, byany process ortechnique, withoutthe
express written consentofthe publisher.
Library ofCongress Catalog Card Number:2008033711
ISBN:978-0-313-34524-1
ISSN:1940-445X
First publishedin 2009
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Contents
SeriesForeword vii
Preface ix
Introduction xi
Timeline xiii
1. RabiesandHistory 1
2. HowOneGetsInfectedwithRabies 19
3. HowIsRabiesDiagnosed? 45
4. PreventionofRabies 59
5. TreatmentofRabies 91
6. TheGlobalBurdenofRabies 103
7. TheCurrentandFutureTrendsinRabies 129
vi Contents
Abbreviations 151
Glossary 153
Bibliography 163
Index 169
Series Foreword
E very disease has a story to tell: about how it started long ago and began
to disable or even take the lives of its innocent victims, about the way
it hurts us, and about how we are trying to stop it. In this Biographies
of Disease series, the authors tell the stories of the diseases that we have come
toknow anddread.
The stories of these diseases have all ofthe components that make for great
literature. There is incredible drama played out in real-life scenes from the
past, present, and future. You’ll read about how men and women of science
stumbled trying to save the lives of those they aimed to protect. Turn the
pages and you’ll also learn about the amazing success of those who fought for
healthandwon, oftensaving thousands oflives intheprocess.
If you don’t want to be a health professional or research scientist now,
when you finish this book you may think differently. The men and women in
this book are heroes who often risked their own lives to save or improve ours.
This is the biography of a disease, but it is also the story of real people who
madeincredible sacrificestostop it initstracks.
JulieK. Silver, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Department ofPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Preface
R abies is a dreaded disease in many parts of the world, causing several
thousand deaths each year. Although this infection is rare in the
United States, this has only been the case for a few decades. The dis-
ease has been carefully controlled through research and vaccination programs.
As the pattern of rabies changes in the United States, bats have replaced dogs
as the main carriers of the disease. This book aims to examine these changing
trends ofrabies intheUnitedStates and theworld.
Rabiesisastoryofcourageouspeopleallovertheworld.Storiesofpatientsare
illustratedinthisbook,givingabackdroptothediscussionofthevariousphases
ofrabies.Thechaptersarelaidouttogivethereaderabroadscopeofthesubject.
The pathophysiologyofthedisease isexplained throughaseries ofcasestudies
thatmightinterestanyonewhohasafascinationwithinfectiousdiseases.Stu-
dentsofbiologyandmicrobiology,andanyoneinterestedinscience,willfindthe
storiespoignantandthoughtprovoking.Thosewithaninterestinmedicinewill
findthisbookaninterestingread.Peoplewhotravelorhavepublichealthcon-
cernsinothercountiesaroundtheworldwillfindthisbookparticularlyrelevant.
Finally, the book aims to inspire curiosity in readers. A complete list of
references is given with sufficient leads for further scholarship. A glossary of
important termsused inthebookis alsogiven tofacilitate understanding.