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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Have you ever woken up from a deep sleep to
find a bat flying over your head? Or have you accidentally let your
dog(s) or cat(s) rabies vaccinations lapse? If so, you may be at risk for
contracting rabies, and the following information will be very helpful for
you to know.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Rabies is a disease of animals and people.
Rabies is caused by a virus that attacks the brain and nerves. The virus
is carried in the saliva (spit, drool) of a rabid animal. Rabies can also
be spread by a scratch or if infected saliva gets into an open cut or
wound or onto a mucous membrane, such as the eye, nose or throat. <b><i> </i></b>Once
the virus is inside people, it spreads through the body and kills the
victims, if they are not treated quickly. The good news is that rabies in
humans, pets, and livestock can be prevented by a vaccine. For people who
are bitten or scratched by a rabid animal, prompt treatment will protect
the person from getting rabies. Treatment usually involves 5 shots of
safe and effective vaccine in the arm and one shot of another medicine
called Human Rabies Immune Globulin (HRIG). </font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Any animal with fur can get rabies, but some
animals are much more likely to get the disease than others. Bats,
raccoons, skunks, foxes, and woodchucks are the wild animals most likely
to have the disease in Massachusetts. Domestic animals like dogs, cats,
ferrets, and farm animals can get rabies from wild animals. This is why
it is so important to vaccinate pets and livestock. These are the animals
that people are around the most. Pets and stray dogs and cats can act
like a bridge between wild animals and people, bringing rabies from wild
animals into your home. <b>YOU SHOULD NEVER TAKE ANIMALS FROM THE WILD
AND BRING THEM HOME TO KEEP FOR PETS!!!</b></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><u>Here are some simple guidelines you and
your family can follow to help prevent Rabies exposures:</u></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Vaccinate your pets! Cats, dogs, and
ferrets all need to be vaccinated by a veterinarian regularly. If you
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Do not feed or handle wild animals. Teach
children that although a baby skunk, bunny or raccoon may look cute and
friendly, it can be very dangerous.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Do not feed or touch stray animals, and
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Cover your garbage cans, and don�t leave
pets� food outside where it can attract wild animals.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Do not keep wild animals as pets. Not
only is this dangerous for you and the animal, <u>it�s also</u> <u>
against the law</u>. REMEMBER � THERE IS NO CURE FOR RABIES! (It�s not
worth the risk.)</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Do not touch or pick up dead animals.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Discourage the permission of allowing
animals into the classroom (you have no idea if this animal is up to
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Never handle a bat, especially with bare
hands. Use thick gloves, tongs, or a shovel to remove a dead bat, or
call in bat-removal experts. (If you wake up with one flying above your
head, you should assume that rabies exposure was possible. A bats� bite
is so small, you may not even feel it! Seek prompt medical attention.)</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Do not let your pet play with bats.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Keep bats out of the house or other
buildings by closing or covering the attic or other dark sheltered
areas. Put screens on the windows.</font><!--mstheme--></font><!--msthemelist--></td></tr>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">In 2003, 2,983 specimens were submitted to
the Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute (SLI) for rabies testing. Of
these specimens, 216 tested positive for rabies. Skunks and raccoons
accounted for 77% of all positive animals. Cats constituted the highest
number of submissions of any animal. Also, in 2003 there were fewer
submissions and subsequently fewer positive results compared with the past
ten years. The State Lab received the fewest submissions for testing
since 1992 and had the fewest positive results since 1996. </font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="color:black">The Massachusetts
Department of Public Health and the Needham Health Department continue to
focus on educating the public to reduce the risk of rabies. For more
information on Rabies, you can </span>contact the Needham Health
Department at (781) 455-7523 or check out the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health�s website at -
<a href="http://www.state.ma.us/dph/cdc/epii/rabies/rabies.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single">
www.state.ma.us/dph/cdc/epii/rabies/rabies.htm</a>. </font></p>
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