Rabies
What is Rabies? Who gets Rabies? Rabies is a viral disease of humans
and other mammals. It is most common in carnivores. The word rabies comes from
the word "hydrophobia", fear of water. Rabies is a potentially deadly disease.
There are many things you can do to prevent yourself from meeting
rabies. The most important thing to do, is to be certain your pets have updated
vaccinations. Your pets can first get their vaccinations when they are three
months old. After that booster vaccinations must be given every one to three
years according to your state and city laws. It also depends on the type of
vaccination.
Most people associate rabies with dogs, cats, raccoons, skunks, wolves,
etc. The most common animals to have rabies are dogs, cats, and raccoons.
Rabies cases in cats have outnumbered all other domestic animals every year
since 1988. There was fifty-three percents increase in cat rabies between 1991-
1992. Most of the cases with cats have been......
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