Causes And Risk Factors Of Rabies

Traveling Where Rabies Is Common

Caution is the word when traveling where rabies is common. This includes parts of Asia, Africa, Indonesia, as well as Central and South America. There are rural areas in these countries where packs of dogs run wild. These dogs come into contact with rabid wild animals and acquire the disease through their bites. Once infected themselves, they then spread the disease among each other. They can attack the local human population and infect them as well. The United States sees only a couple of rabies cases in a year. Compare this to a staggering worldwide rabies death rate of about one person every ten minutes. All tourists going to areas where rabies is prevalent should receive a rabies vaccination before departure.