cases in 2024<\/a> resulted in deaths, the DOH further said.<\/span><\/p>\nThe health department added that this meant that the total number of deaths due to rabies rose to 1,750 from 2020 to 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span>The DOH also said 45 percent of the cases in 2024 were caused by the saliva of domestic pets.<\/span><\/p>\nAdditionally, 56 percent of the cases were due to animals with uncertain vaccination status. <\/span><\/p>\nAccording to the DOH, the symptoms of rabies in humans are the following:<\/span><\/p>\n\nfever<\/span><\/li>\nheadache<\/span><\/li>\ninflammation or numbing of wounds<\/span><\/li>\nfear of water and air<\/span><\/li>\nirritability or anxiety<\/span><\/li>\nchange in behavior<\/span><\/li>\nparalysis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe health department warned that the first symptoms of rabies may arise as early as one week or as late as one year after exposure, depending on the amount of virus that entered a person\u2019s body or the body part through which it entered.<\/span><\/p>\nMeanwhile, the health department also said signs of the disease in animals are:<\/span><\/p>\n\nchange in behavior<\/span><\/li>\naggressive behavior<\/span><\/li>\nexcessive drooling<\/span><\/li>\nparalysis<\/span><\/li>\nfear of water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIto ay maaaring maiwasan kung mapababakunahan ang mga alagang hayop at huwag silang hahayaang gumala sa kalsada. Iwasan ding hawakan o lapitan ang hindi kilalang mga hayop,\u201d the DOH said.<\/span><\/p>\n(This can be avoided if pets are vaccinated and not allowed to wander in the streets. Avoid touching or approaching unfamiliar animals too.)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Rabies cases in the country almost doubled between 2020 and 2024, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Rabies is a viral infection that affects the central nervous system and is transmitted via bites of scratches of infected animals.\u00a0 It can also be acquired if the animal\u2019s saliva enters the human […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1210,"featured_media":1668783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,45],"tags":[2629,10277],"byline":[825728],"source":[206075],"column":[],"editor":[301605],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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