Now there are more and more people keeping pets. Experts remind that cats and dogs are prone to oestrus and bite people in spring. We should be careful of rabies. Rabies, also known as hydrophobia, is an acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by rabies virus.
Even if there is no bleeding after being caught or bitten, there may be small wounds that cannot be seen by the naked eye. May damage the dermis. If the dermis is injured, it shall be treated according to the principle of grading, which belongs to secondary exposure. The wound shall be treated and injected with rabies vaccine. If necessary, it is also necessary to inject passive immune agents. In addition, it is important to handle the wound correctly.
Step 1: disinfect the wound at the first time. First clean the bitten part of the dog with clean water. This step is mainly to wipe off the saliva and other residues of the dog to prevent bacteria from penetrating into the body from the epidermis.
Step 2: you need to wipe a large area of skin at the wound with alcohol cotton or iodine, which can make you feel strong and don't be afraid of pain, because your incomplete disinfection will cause many life-threatening hidden dangers.
Step 3: then keep the wound bare. Don't bandage it. It will cause bacteria to breed and ferment in the cotton gauze.
Step 4: please be sure to go to the hospital as soon as possible to inject rabies drugs, and you can no longer register after the required number of injections. You can't stop after several injections because you feel that you have no problem. You must know that once you get sick, you won't have a chance to recover.
Step 1: rinse the wound. Wash the wound with flowing water immediately, wash away the virus as much as possible and squeeze out the blood. If possible, it is best to rinse with 20% soapy water for 20-30 minutes. Then disinfect with iodine and wash off the iodine with alcohol. Repeat for 3 times.
Step 2: go to the local epidemic prevention department to inject the vaccine immediately, and never wait a few days for the injection. The incubation period of rabies is short about 10 days, and the long one may take several years.
Step 3: if the wound is badly bitten, be sure to inject antiviral serum and use it together with the vaccine. Antiviral serum must be tested under the guidance of a doctor. If you are bitten by a dog, regardless of the presence or absence of bleeding, you need to seriously deal with the wound and go to the hospital to inject rabies drugs as soon as possible.
Special reminder: being injured by animals or bitten by people may get tetanus, and it is necessary to break the tetanus antitoxin. The incubation period of tetanus is usually 7 ~ 8 days, but it is also as short as 24 hours or as long as several months or years. Once the disease is difficult to treat, it may be life-threatening. However, the injection site should be staggered with the injection site of anti rabies virus serum and rabies vaccine.