Rabies in Animals and Man PDF
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RABIES Geoffrey P. West In the popular mind ra kind of dreaded connot plague had years ago, fo develop following infe pleasant death is al The disease is curren he in- crease, and travelers, pers, naturalists, farm at and dog-owners should k ething about it. This book provide information on the ) ( tion of domestic animals, quarantine, other control measures, the treatment of bitten people, the likelihood of safer and more effective vaccines for human use, laboratory diagnosis, the nature of the virus itself—all these topics are covered on an international basis. The author reminds us that infec- tion is not invariably transmitted by a bite, and that in certain circumstances a lick can be dangerous—even a lick from an animal as yet showing no symptoms. The inhalation of ‘infected’ air has also proved fatal. The author describes the illness in both animals and man—classical rabies, vampire- bat rabies, the ‘Oulou fato’ type in Africa, and the Arctic form—and pre- sents experts’ opinions on wildlife sources of infection such as foxes, mongooses, skunks, bats, and wolves. While the book offers a rabies in the past, of str tic ‘cures’ which failed, by smothering, of peopl to this dreaded disease, forward-looking and outlin research. BULLCOE UF AAACOA LIDRANT = / re WITHDRAW / ae | RB 151 #£West, Geoffrey wh Rabies in animals and man DATE DUE ' : ‘i on a a /~ RABIES RABIES In Animals & Man Geoffrey P. West ARCO PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC New York Published 1973 by Arco Publishing Company, Inc. 219 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10003 Copyright © 1972 by Geoffrey P. West All rights reserved ISBN 0 668 02875 0 Printed in Great Britain Contents Chapter 1 Introduction “ 2 Rabies in Wildlife 2 3 Rabies in Dogs, Cats and other Pets 57 Rabies in Farm Livestock 77 Transmission and Laboratory Diagnosis 90 Control Measures 101 Rabies Vaccines 123 The Human Patient 133 Appendix A The Rabies Virus 147 B_ Some Officially Approved Vaccines 150 Glossary 152 Acknowledgements 157 References 158 Index 165 T. etlee we 2 nee, 7 - t » on , ™4 i | ow L ~ ; . 7 7 HN ¥ a : 22 _ Tet. : gre) : i + ioe 7 SET : Ae Pa eg r ¥ ‘ ¥ - a Rarebore NI ais Mad Reb. Myton Ps i i thtisw rae » . © t tiWceA eias l iot rehe e UN. 4 v ve 4+ ce ' t ; - ’ 1 . by? 2 Wary y PA in vigb y! 4
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