Sentences with phrase «bite of a rabid dog»
Over 99 % of human cases are caused by the bite of a rabid dog.
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Nearly all of the deaths occur after victims are bitten by rabid dogs.
When a boy and his grandfather were bitten by a rabid dog several years ago in one of China's poorest provinces, the family had to make a tough choice.
He says 4 per cent of dogs in Bangkok are rabid and 100 000 people a year in Thailand have to be treated after being bitten.
Cleaveland has developed a now widely used method to estimate the death toll, using the numbers of bites by dogs thought to be rabid, as well as records of postexposure vaccine use.
Villagers bitten by a rabid dog can spend 25 % of their annual income on inoculations, which cost an average of $ 60 for a full five shots.
«An estimated 55,000 people die annually from rabies, and bites from rabid dogs account for the vast majority of these deaths,» according to the World Health Organization.
Countywide licensing (with rabies vaccinations as a prerequisite) will reduce the risk of rabid dog bites throughout the county.
Depending on the wound severity or the state of the dog — whether he's sick or rabid — it's also smart to go to the doctor to prevent any possible infection from the bite.