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Thanks very much Maria, for the serious issues you raise. I'll forward your
post to Goanet. The address to post is [email protected] Thanks again! FN
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From: "Maria Josefa D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2006/01/04 Wed AM 12:34:05 IST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Rabies: How are we coping with this menance ?.
Hi Frederick,
I am in vacation in Goa right now. I wanted to send a email to our goanet
list but do not have the email address. I wanted to highlight a issue which
happened in our neighbouring area and have a discussion with our members on
this.
Just 2 days ago a 6th std school girl died of rabies in Corlim-Ilhas near old
Banastarim bridge. She belonged to a poor family. According to her family she
was bitten 2 years ago but did not take the course of anti-rabies injections.
She was a very jovial girl and its very sad to see her go.
She was admitted to ID hospital ,Ponda and when her body was brought for
cremation at her home her body was not sealed.
There are a lot of dogs running wild in the area from Dhulapi to the old
Banastarim Bridge. Most of them are not vaccinated.
Some pertinent questions need to be answered
1) a) Whose responsibility is it to vaccinate these dogs ?. Many of them are
stray dogs. If any one of them is infected there will be a rabies epidemic in
this area.
Many people cannot afford to have the dogs vaccinated.
b) Does our goverment have sufficient funds allocated for this ?. Do we have a
program to vaccinate dogs in rural areas ?. How often are they vaccinated ?
2) When a person is bitten by a dog, we need to educate the people as to what
needs to be done. Do we have a program to educate people in this regard ?
a) If the dog dies within 10 days, we need to get everyone that handled the dog
vaccinated with anti-rabies shots.
c) When a vaccine called immuno-globin is required ?
b) Many a times people cannot afford the anti-rabies shots. what can the
goverment do in this regard ?
3) a) what facilities exist for a person suffering from rabies ?. Many a
times the entire family is shunned by society. How can we prevent this ?
b) Is there any research being done in Goa to save lives of people suffering
from rabies ?.
c) Do any alternative medicines exist ?
4) a) What if a person dies of rabies ?.
b) What precautions need to be taken by the people handling the body ?. It
is a good idea to seal the body before being given to the relatives.
c) Education needs to be provided to have the entire family vaccinated.
d) What about vaccinations for the colleagues of the person with whom she
interacted?.
Rabies is a disease that cannot be taken lightly and prevention and education
is key in elimating this dreadful disease.
Thanks,
-Buchun
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