You should describe the incident in great detail so that an accurate evaluation of exposure is made. Post exposure treatment may be recommended. Post exposure treatment of rabies consists of one dose of immune globulin and several doses of rabies vaccine given over a month. This vaccine is very effective in preventing rabies before the onset of symptoms.
Most people do not react adversely to the vaccine. If possible, capture the animal that exposed you for examination, testing, or observation. Capture of the animal may help prevent having to receive post exposure treatment in some instances. If a potentially rabid animal is dead, it could be tested for rabies. Make sure that the animal is not destroyed or carried off by another animal.
Special care should be taken to not damage the head of the animal, as the brain is the organ tested for rabies virus. Contact your animal control officer for assistance. Wild Animal Bagging Recommendations Goal: To prevent accidental exposure of residents or Police Officers to wild animal saliva and body fluids Caution: Before bagging any animal, make certain it is dead by poking it preferably in the eye with a long stick to see if it reacts.
Rabies Prevention Tips: Vaccinate your dogs and cats Do not allow your dog or cat to roam at will Do not feed or handle wild or stray animals Do not allow children visiting petting zoos to put their fingers through barriers as many farm animals can not be vaccinated against rabies. Avoid attracting wildlife near your home Check with your physician about rabies vaccine if traveling internationally Guidelines for you to follow if you feel you have been exposed to rabies : Report all domestic animal bites or scratches to the ACO.
Report all domestic animal encounters with wild animals to the ACO. Report suspicious acting or aggressive wild animals to the ACO. Report all potential human rabies exposures to the East Shore District Health Department and your personal physician. There is no established treatment for rabies once symptoms have begun, but supportive therapy may include intubation, sedation, mechanical ventilation, fluid and electrolyte management, nutrition, and management of intercurrent illnesses and complications.
Incubation period of months is typical, although incubation more than 1 year has been reported in humans. Administration of rabies POST-exposure prophylaxis is a medical urgency, not a medical emergency, but decisions must not be delayed.
Prophylaxis is occasionally complicated by adverse reactions, but these reactions are rarely severe. Therefore, when a documented or likely exposure has occurred, POST-exposure prophylaxis should be administered regardless of the length of the delay, provided that compatible clinical signs of rabies are not present in the exposed person.
Rabies virus is inactivated by desiccation, ultraviolet irradiation, and other factors and does not persist in the environment. In general, if the suspect material is dry, the virus can be considered noninfectious. Non-bite exposures other than organ or tissue transplants have almost never been proven to cause rabies, and post-exposure prophylaxis is not indicated unless the non-bite exposure met the definition of saliva or other potentially infectious material being introduced into fresh, open cuts in skin or onto mucous membranes.
Copyright Complaints. Rabies virus that has been mutated from the original wild-type sequence. Rabies virus in which the envelope gene has been replaced with the envelope gene from another virus. Exposure of mucus membrane eyes, nose, mouth. Use of safety goggles or full face shields. When conducting work involving wild or feral reservoir animals including cats, dogs, bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, and coyotes or in areas where such animals may be present:.
For more information about field research safety, see ACUP Mucous Membranes : If saliva from a reservoir animal host or feral animal contacts the eyes, mouth, or nose, flush the affected area for 15 minutes at an eyewash station.
See: responding to exposures. If it is possible to do so safely, capture the animal for submission to Tompkins County Health for testing. Small Spills : Notify others working in the lab. Don appropriate PPE. For spills involving fecal material, cover area of the spill with paper towels, working from the perimeter toward the center, use the paper towels to remove the spill and associated organic material. Discard contaminated paper towels.
See spill cleanup. Call from a campus phone or from a mobile phone. Also report the incident to the Tompkins County Health Department.
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