| PAS_1 |
In Ambo Town people used Phytolacca dodecandra (family “Phytoccaceae”), Croton macrostachyus (Bisana)( family “Euphorbiaceae”) and Amaranthes spinosus (Dadlile) (family “Amarathoideae” ) for treatment of rabies in dogs (https://www.longdom.org/open-access/significance-of-traditional-medicinal-plants-used-for-treatment-of-rabiesat-ambo-town-2167-0412-1000207.pdf). |
| PAS_2 |
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| Agro Ecological Zone |
Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3),Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) ,North West Zone (GJ-5)
North Saurashtra (GJ-6) |
| Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs |
Incubation period is around 3-8 weeks. Clinical signs of rabies include:Pica, Fever, Seizures, Paralysis, Hydrophobia, Jaw is dropped, Inability to swallow, Change in tone of bark |
| Disease Description |
Rabies is a zoonotic disease that is caused by a virus and characterized by acute encephalitis in warm blooded animal. Mostly occurs in dogs without rabies vaccination.The disease infects domestic and wild animals, and is spread to people through close contact with infected saliva via bites or scratches. Dogs are source of 99% of human rabies cases. Once symptoms of the disease develop, rabies is nearly always fatal. Louis pasteur is the first person to diagnose rabies and found vaccine against rabies. |
| Disease Control |
Cost effective approach is the elimination of stray dogs and ownerless dogs combined with mass immunization at least 80% of the area. Restrain entry of rabied dog in public places. Immediate destruction of dog/cat bitten by rabid animals. Oral vaccination. |
| Disease Prevention |
Quarantine for 6 months of imported dogs. |
| Precautions |
Isolate rabied dog from healthy dog |
| Procedure of Use |
Chaturbhai Bavalbhai Patel from the Ganjela village in the Dhangadra taluka in Surendranagar district in Gujarat makes use of the leaves of Ajada or roostertree (Calotropis procera) to cure rabbies in animals. Patel feeds the leaves of roostertree plant to the animal suffering from the disease. This will cure the rabies |
| Etiology Causative Agent |
Rabies caused by Lyssa virus type 1 of genus Lyssavirus of Family Rhabdoviridae. It having genome of unsegmented, linear, negetive sense RNA. It is bullet shaped virus. Virus has a lipoprotein envelop. It having knob like spikes or glycoprotein G and having matrix protein layer. |
| Global Context |
Rabies manifest in 2 forms: 1) Furious rabies 2) Dumb rabies |
| Lesson Implication |
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| Other Medications / Treatments |
Vaccinate dog against dog |
| Limitations of Approaches |
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| Other Community Practices |
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| Practice ID |
KNW0010000000298 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/1613 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Scout |
HBN |
Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)