Rabies incubation period symptoms

The incubation period of rabies is mostly unsignificant and does not show any obvious symptoms. The incubation period varies in length, generally within 3 months, and in some cases up to 10 years or more. The incubation period of rabies is also closely related to the site of the bite. In general, the closer the bite site is to the central nervous system, the shorter the incubation period. There is a prodromal period between the end of the incubation period and the onset of the disease, which usually ends in 2-4 days and is characterized by loss of appetite, headache, dizziness, fever, and other symptoms, as well as emotional changes such as inexplicable anxiety, panic, and even depression. Patients during the attack period will appear many characteristic manifestations: 1, abnormal sensation: wound skin ants feeling, the bite will feel itching, numbness, fever and other symptoms, usually wound healing will also appear such symptoms, some patients will also appear pain; 2, fear of water and light: more sensitive and fear of water, light, sound, etc. will be manifested as irritability, fear, fidgeting, etc.; 3, sweating: sometimes there will also be No reason for sweating, easily frightened, muscle tension symptoms. If you are inadvertently bitten by a sick animal, please clean and disinfect it promptly, and be sure to go to the hospital for rabies vaccination as soon as possible after the bite. Those with wounds on their bodies should also take good protective measures and stay away from animals such as dogs and cats to avoid contracting the virus from broken wounds. Rabies has a high mortality rate once it strikes, so prevention is important and must not be ignored.