Coma, aggressive form of rabies due to cat bite.

SGGPO October 6, 2023 4:52 PM

On October 6th, the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases announced that it had admitted a male patient (born in 1988, from Thai Nguyen province ) who was agitated, restless, agitated, and afraid of water.

Previously, the male patient (a construction worker) was transferred from Hospital C in Thai Nguyen with a diagnosis of suspected rabies.

According to the patient's medical history, approximately one month prior to admission, the patient was bitten on the hand by a cat, and the cat died a week later. The patient did not receive rabies vaccination.

Doctors are treating a male patient who has rabies after being bitten by a cat.

The patient was transferred to the Emergency Department of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in a state of agitation, restlessness, delirium, fear of water and wind, increased secretions, frequent spitting, and inability to eat or drink.

Doctors are monitoring the patient for aggressive rabies. Currently, the patient remains in a coma and requires mechanical ventilation.

According to doctors, rabies is a dangerous infectious disease caused by a virus. The rabies virus can be transmitted through open wounds, or through scratches, bites, and licks from dogs and cats. To date, there is no specific treatment for rabies, and once symptoms appear, the mortality rate is 100%. Therefore, anyone bitten by a dog or cat, or who has contact with dogs or cats through open wounds on the skin, should get a rabies vaccine as soon as possible.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/hon-me-mac-the-dai-hung-du-do-meo-can-post708694.html