The daily sentinel., 1909-03-18
HYDROPHOBIA.

= tables exist IN northern Col =
+ orado, and during the last year +
+ have caused considerable loss in =
i. horses, cattle and hogs, besides =
- several people have been bitten. i
+ Rabies, wnen affecting human +
= beings, are called hydrophoDia, j.
= AS TINS disease has caused a con- +
i. siderable CONSERVATION in sew +
i. eral sections OF the state recent +
= ly. a rev comments in this con- /.
+ neetion may not be amiss. J.
+ = i = i. + + i. + + = i.
flrst. let us see about some OF the
superstIuons associated win this dis
ease. W hen a person has been bit
ten by "A mad dog, the killing of the
dog does not prevent hydropnobIa, in
the person bitten. ms Is a Joke,
and strange as it may seem, has been
laken seriously by many people VINO
should know better. Better lock the
dog up Tor few days and see II the
disease develops: In case the disease
does not develop the person Ditten
need have no further anxiety. If the
disease does develop in the dog, the
person Will then have plenty OF time
10 go TO Pasteur institute (in Chi
cago. or Austin. Texas, and take
treatment, which will positively pre-
vent the disease from developing.
Again. the common beliet that
mad dog will run with his tan be-
tween mis- legs, and froth at the
mouth is a mistake. The mad dog
carries his tail in quite natural
position, and while the mouth may
be open from paralysis of the lower
jaw, yet he can not truly be said to
roth at the mouth. The maidstone"
is fake, pure and simple. 1t is
nothing but piece of porous stone
and then placed on a moist surface
viii absorb water or blood, or any
thing of fluid nature. After per-
son is bitten by mad dog, the
germs of the disease are very soon
absorbed into the system. The abb
surdity of going week later to some
remote part of the country and ap-
plying the mad stone with view of
its absorbing the poison. is too evi-
dent to be worthy of further com
ment.
About twenty per cent of persons
bitten by dogs actually rabid will de-
velop the disease, If they have not
received treatment. About eighty
/ per cent of the dogs bitten will de-
velop the disease, If the wounds are
not cauterized. All warm blooded
! animals have this disease, or may
| take il by incubation. The bite of a
rabid wolf or coyote is said to be
very dangerous.
Without going into discussion
of the subject at this time here are
a few things well worth remember
ing. Rabid dogs are not afraid of
water (hydrophobia) Paralysis of
the lower jaw and the hind legs grad
ually develops Beware of the dog
that appears 10 have a bone in its
( throat-it may be rabies The eyes
I in this disease are very sensitive to
hight. hence the dog usually crawls
/ in under the porch, or some other
dark place. Skunks are subject to
/ this disease, and waen SO affected do
not hesitate to enter houses and bite
individuals.
III bitten by suspicious acting
I dog. cauterlze the wound at once.
but do not kill the dog. If the dog
develops rabies within five days. the
person bftten should start at once
/ for treatment. Don't get nervous and
] go into Mysteries, even though you are
sure you have been bitten by a mad
dog. You will have plenty of time
to take treatment before the disease
7 develops if you start at once. Rabies
| is only transmitted by the bite of a
rabid animal. If you go to a Pasteur
{ Institute at Chicago, 1t will cost you
hundred dollars for treatment. be-
I sides other expenses. In Austin,
/ Texas. the treatment is but twenty
/ five dollars.
If an animal is suspected of being
rabid, cut off its head. pack it in ice,
and send IL to the Agricultural Col
lege. A report will be made within
"A few hours. In case a mad dog is
found in community. all the dogs
should be muzzled for sixty days
b. f. KAUPP. Pathologist,
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins.