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Is it necessary to fight rabies when a man is scratched by a cat and his brain is atrophic?

We must pay attention to the poop shoveling officers who have cats at home. We must get rabies vaccine at the first time after being scratched by cats, or our lives will be in danger!

A man in Bazhong was scratched by a cat while playing with a cat during the Spring Festival and didn't deal with it in time. A few months later, the man appeared to be unresponsive, was diagnosed by the hospital as most likely rabies, died on September 9.

Suspected rabies death after cat injury

Luo Ming is 65 years old this year. During the Spring Festival in 2017, he teased the cat. Unexpectedly, his hand was scratched by the cat's paw. At that time, he didn't care about it or deal with it.

In June this year, LuoMing suddenly appeared to be slow in response and other phenomena. Later, his family sent him to Bazhong Central Hospital for examination, and found that his brain was atrophic and cerebral infarction, accompanied by shivering limbs and other symptoms. Liu Yi, Luo Ming's daughter-in-law, revealed that it was normal to have these diseases, considering that the father-in-law was in his 60s. So the family didn't think too much.

However, after a few days of treatment in the hospital, LuoMing's condition changed rapidly and he was unable to walk.

In August this year, LuoMing fell into a coma state, during which he woke up several times, and he was afraid of water, wind and tongue biting.

According to MRI and laboratory tests, the disease of LuoMing may be mad cow disease or rabies.

More and more people injured by cats are getting vaccinated in time

Chengdu business daily client reporter learned from Dazhou CDC that the number of people vaccinated with rabies vaccine in Dazhou every year is about 13000, and they should register for telephone follow-up after vaccination. According to the staff of the outpatient department of Dachuan CDC, about 4000 people are vaccinated every year. According to the registered data, since June 6 this year, 159 people have been vaccinated in outpatient clinics, including 74 cases of dog injury and 61 cases of rabies vaccine after cat injury. Staff from the vaccination Department of the outpatient department of Dachuan District People's hospital introduced that since January 1, 2017, 166 cases have been vaccinated with rabies vaccine, 39 of which were injured by cats. Dachuan CDC staff said that the number of cases of cat injuries was relatively small before, and the rise of data is related to the increase in the number of cats as pets.

The incubation period of rabies is as long as 28 years, and the mortality rate is 100%. At present, there is no medical way to save the life of patients. In particular, Tang Jie noted that dogs and bats were the main animals carrying rabies virus, followed by warm blooded animals such as cats and mice. Among them, bats are less exposed to each other, and the most common ranking order is dog, followed by cat and mouse. "In general, rabies vaccine should be given to all but people who have been injured by other warm blooded animals. 'said Tang Jie.