The dog bit the industrialist in such a way that he/she died painfully… If you don’t get rabies vaccine, you will die even after 20 years!

New Delhi: The first faithful pet companion of humans was the dog. Historical evidence says that dogs have been living with us humans for more than 30 thousand years. This is older than the domestication of the horse 10 thousand years ago. In Indian mythology, during the Mahabharata period, only a dog was able to physically go to heaven with Pandava Yudhishthir. The rest of the Pandavas had to die on the way. Now this dog is biting us humans. It bites so much that every year 10 crore cases of dog bites are being reported all over the world. There are about 1 crore cases of dog bites in America alone. About 28 lakh such cases have been reported in India also. This situation is increasing day by day. An industrialist also lost his/her life due to dog bite. Let us understand why the cases of dog bites are continuously increasing. After all, what is the reason for this? How deadly is a dog bite?

When the dog got heaven on the advice of Yudhishthir

There is a story from the Mahabharata period. After the Mahabharata war, when the Yaduvanshis were destroyed. Then, on the advice of Maharishi Vedvyas, the five Pandavas decided to leave the pleasures of the kingdom and go to heaven physically. Before leaving, Yudhishthira crowned Dhritarashtra’s son and Duryodhana’s brother Yuyutsu and made him/her the king of Hastinapura. After this he/she set out towards the Himalayas with his/her four brothers. First of all, Draupadi sacrificed her life in the snow of Himalayas ahead of Badrinath. Moving ahead, Nakul, Sahadev, Bhima and Arjun also went to Brahmalok. Ultimately only Yudhishthir and his/her dog reached the gate of heaven. Yudhishthir gave his/her virtue to the dog, due to which he/she entered heaven physically.
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India becomes the capital of deaths due to rabies

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) Association for the Prevention and Control of Rabies in India (APCRI), India is the rabies capital in terms of deaths due to dog bites. 36 percent of the deaths due to dog bites in the world occur in India only.

Dogs bite 6 people every minute in the country

Dog bite cases are continuously increasing in India since 2021. It has increased almost three times in the last three years. Between 2022 and 2023, dog bite cases have increased from 21.8 lakh to 27.5 lakh. In 2018, maximum number of 75 lakh people were bitten by dogs. At the same time, in America, about 45 lakh people are bitten by dogs every year.

Wagh Bakri Tea owner Parag Desai dies due to dog bites

Last year, Wagh goat owner Parag Desai died due to dog bite. It was being told that he/she had gone out for a morning walk early in the morning, when some stray dogs attacked him/her. he/she was undergoing treatment in the hospital after the attack, but he/she could not be saved. At that time, many reports said that Parag Desai suffered brain hemorrhage after being bitten by a dog, which caused bleeding in the brain. A report from PubMed suggests that if the rabies virus spreads after a dog bite, it can cause brain damage.

Every year 60 thousand people lose their lives due to rabies all over the world.

The risk of rabies is increasing worldwide. Every year about 60 thousand people die due to rabies. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 99 percent of these cases are due to dog bites and scratches.

Dogs living for thousands of years from Czech Republic to Germany

Czechoslovakia is a country in Europe, which is now called Czech Republic. A dog is buried with a bone in its mouth at the Predmosti site here. It is believed that this dog is 32 thousand years old. At the same time, a dog has been buried between a man and a woman in Ober Kassel in Germany. In radio carbon dating, this dog is considered to be 14,300 years old. Evidence of dogs living with humans has been found 6 thousand years ago in the Anubis civilization of Egypt, the Maya civilization of Central America and the Cerberus civilization of Greece. Evidence of dogs being buried with humans has also been found in the Czech Republic.

History of rabies goes back 4,000 years, missing from Latin American countries

According to a report published on boehringeringelheim.com, the history of rabies goes back at least 4,000 years, when people became aware of the fact that a dog bite could cause death. In ancient Iraq, rules were even made to pay fine for dog bites. Currently, 99 percent of rabies cases are in Africa and Asia. It has almost disappeared from Latin American countries, where only about 20 cases of rabies are reported in a year.

Rabies can also be caused by cat, monkey and rabbit bites.

According to data from the National Center for Disease Control, there are 60-70 lakh cases of animal bites in India every year. Of these, 99 percent cases are of dog bites, while only 2 percent are of cat, monkey, rabbit etc.

Dogs bite children the most, it is important to protect them

According to a study, dogs bite children the most, who are easy prey for them. About 50 percent of children in America are bitten by dogs at some point. Children up to the age of 12 years are mostly its victims. At the same time, on the second number the elderly are bitten by dogs. In such a situation, it is very important to protect children or elderly people from dogs, because the immune system of people of both these ages is not as strong as the youth.

When does a dog bite become dangerous?

Dog bite causes rabies, which is colloquially known as alark or jalakanta. This is a disease caused by a virus, due to which the brain becomes rapidly swollen (encephalitis). Rabies disease is caused by Lyssa Virus of Rabidoviridae family. It is a neurotropic virus that affects the central nervous system. It is also called hydrophobia or water thorn, because in this the patient is afraid of water. Initial symptoms include high fever and tingling. If the patient becomes violent and becomes confused and loses consciousness, death is almost certain.

Can rabies be fatal even 20 years after a dog bite?

Ravikant Chaturvedi, a doctor of internal medicine in Ranchi, says that dogs usually bite humans in two situations. First, when a person teases a dog and the dog bites, it does not usually cause rabies. At the same time, in the second situation, when the dog bites without any reason (when the person does not tease, scare or hit the dog), then the risk of rabies can increase significantly.
Actually, due to rabies the dog becomes disoriented and hence keeps wandering here and there and bites the people it comes in front of. That’s why people need to take a lot of precautions after a dog bite. If a person gets rabies after being bitten by a dog, he/she can die. Sometimes the effects of rabies can be seen even after 20 years and at that time a person can die.

Death will not be averted by rubbing salt, turmeric or red chilli.

According to the National Rabies Control Program guidelines, dog bites are 100 percent fatal. If the victim does not get timely treatment then his/her death is certain. Never be careless like this. When a dog bites, the blood gets infected and the blood starts becoming poisonous. Many people start applying salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, lemon, chalk or clay on the wound to reduce this poison. Some people also apply peepal leaves on the wound. But, no such thing can save the life of the patient. Also exorcism does not help. Do not follow any such advice at all and always get the rabies vaccination done on time.

10 thousand rupees for dog bite in India, 42 lakh rupees in America

In India, a compensation of Rs 10 to 20 thousand can be demanded for a dog bite. Last year, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had said that in dog bite cases, victims should be given at least Rs 10,000 as compensation for each tooth mark of a dog. In case of skin wound or loss of flesh due to dog bite, a minimum compensation of Rs 20,000 will be given for wound up to 0.2 cm. At the same time, in America this damage can be at least Rs 42 lakh.

When and how many vaccinations should be given after dog bite?

According to experts, rabies vaccine must be administered to those people who have pet dogs at home. Or people who are going to buy a dog soon. Or people who go to places where rabies cases are more common or where there are more stray dogs. To avoid rabies disease caused by dog ​​bite, two types of vaccinations can be done.

• After a dog bite, the victim has to take 3 injections. The first injection of which should be taken immediately after the dog bite and on the same day on which the dog has bitten. The second injection is taken after 3 days and the third injection should be taken seven days after the dog bite.
• As a precautionary measure, vaccination can be done in advance, which can provide protection from diseases caused by dog ​​bites. These are called pre-exposure vaccination.