TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - An epidemiological study of 177 cases of human rabies
JO  - International journal of epidemiology
A1  - Lakhanpal, U.
A1  - Sharma, R. C.
SP  - 614
EP  - 617
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - Of the 177 rabies patients admitted to various hospitals in Amritsar city, 80.8% were males and 31.1% were children under the age of 15 years. Incidence was found to be gradually increasing in urban areas, although 68.2% were still found in rural areas. History of second or third degree bites existed in all the cases. Dogs were the source of exposure in 97.3% of cases and they were all suspected of having rabies. 49.1% of cases had bites on the lower extremities and 70.8% were on uncovered parts of the body. The incubation period was observed to be between 30 and 120 days in 61.8% of cases; 90.0% of the patients developed the disease within six months of exposure. Short incubation periods were observed in a majority of the patients bitten on more than one part of the body, head, neck and face or bitten on uncovered parts. Hydrophobia and death occurred in 100% of cases and 93.4% of patients died within five days. Post-exposure injections were reported in 10.2% of cases and these showed no definite incubation period pattern.<p />  <p>Keywords: Animal Bites; Dog Bites<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-5771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -