Bite by a dog under provocation: is it free from risk?
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in English
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| ID: sea-102479
ABSTRACT
There is a common belief that rabid dogs bite without provocation, hence a dog bite under provocation is free from the risk of rabies. This is not always true as is evident from the case report narrated below. Here in this article, a man of 38 years was bitten by a dog under provocation. He developed rabies 4 months after the bite and subsequently died. Autopsy revealed Negri bodies from the brain tissue.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rabies
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Behavior, Animal
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Humans
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Male
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Risk Factors
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Adult
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Dogs
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Animals
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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