The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-22
RABIES is A REAL DISEASE
Il ID lNoORABLE, But INVESTIGATION SHOWS 1T MAY BE
PREVENTED BY PASTEURHATION
By L. ". GOSS

i>aoles IS one Of the Oldest diseases
:. io"h' IN the fourth century & G.
u was described by Aristotle. Who
",ott' dogs suffer from q madness
when puts them in a state OF fury
~ an the animals that they bite
WIeh IN this condition become also
attacked by rabies"
me season of the year makes very
i''le adherence, as the disease is iust
% prevalent n winter as it is in sum
nei' ms seems contrary to the
.ueas OF many ersons, who think
mat july and August. dogs DAYS
me only time that dogs are subject
~ ianles- Inc explanation is that
more people are moving about dur
ING II summer months and become
subject to attack.
Rabies s caused in nearly Al, casas
py the bite Of a rabid animal It IS
possible to contract the disease from
tue saINa, the tears from the eyes or
the milk OF q rabid animal. The rabid
aoS Is a source Of danger a few DAYS
oelofe the symptoms OIL the disease
appear, but III no case before he was
pltten by a rabid animal, or other
WISE lnOculated. Hot weather. lack
OF water or i'll treatment will never
IN themselves produce rabies.
The dos is the principal source by
which rabies IS spread over the
country. The freedom which is Is
gwen. his natural manner Of Seif-pro-
lection. and his tendency to roam
about bring him in contact with many
other animals. Cats. hogs, horses and
cattle, in the order named, are less
dangerous than the dog Mad dogs
are not always Wild eyed and frotning
at the mouth and determined upon
attacking every person they meet.
Rabies show in one OF two forms
furious or dumb. In the former case
the dog becomes resIles wander
about and will raVeI twenty to thirty
miles a day. While on his trip h
is very likely to bite cattle, hogs
strange dogs and passing horses. II
dumb rabies the dog seeks his mas
ters or may hid in darl
places. He is Sometimes unable K
eat or drink. This form seems some
thing in the nature Of paralysis ant
death results in tour to ten days, attic
the first symptoms appear. Eithe
form of the disease may change to til
other in the same animal.
The SYMPTOMS Of rabies seldom de
velop in less than fourteen days ate
the animal was bitten-n1ost com
monty three TO SIX weeks-but the,
may not show for six months to
year. Not all animals bitten deVelol
the disease. It depends some upon
II the part OIL Ef1c tOOS WHICH "dS "a
ten. In man there is less danger i
bitten through the clothing than upo,
the bare parts Of the body, as tn
hands or face, the latter place bainz
the most dangerous. 1t ls not uncoH
mon for the symptoms to develop II
less than two weeks when bitten pof
the head.
AS the disease develops in cattle
they are prone to chase chickens ano
- --3 ~,oxy N,,x at man whom tneS
are less apt to attack. often iaiiins
down from no apparent cause, tWltch-
ing Of muscles, inability TO eat, due
to paralysis. but seldom biting. These
synrtomS are followed by paralysis
and death.
Horses are often more vicious thar
cattle. biting The manager or ahyth'ns
within reach; also showing many O
the same symptoms which are sho~f
by cattle.
The Of rabies vary great
,v hut in general there is a first stag.
Of utelancholia lasting two or tHFes
DAYS. followed hy q period OF excite
ment which lasts two OF tffree hass
more. followed by a period OF paFafiS-
sis. Death usually occurs Insult u
ton DAYS after the first symptoms ap-
pear. Ate
aave,opment but IN order to be CT
~fac+ive it should be ~aken within a
few days after having beer bitten ~
:. mid animal. The reatment may
leo he given to yaluable oor1eSte
animals. ;e
E~irnination of infected animals Is
; tbe only sure preventive. IN this way
Great Britain has e~radicated the ols-
inner If all rabid dogs could oe
nreranted from biting other ANIMALS
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