A person died 10 years after the dog bite. The doctors suspect the cause of death is rabies

[Guest guest]

A paediatrician in Sri lanka has sent me the following information yesterday .

She told me that the following death was reported in a Sinhala Newspaper and

the people who have children were panicked and they have given up keeping

dogs as pets.She was having a difficult time answering the parents whose

children were bitten by dogs .She has sent the information to a human rabies

expert but still didn`t get a reply.

 

 

In November 2004 a youth named Pushpakumara from Beruwela was getting

treatment for severe back pain .

But the doctors couldn`t diagnosed the cause for that pain.

Then he had severe back pain and fever .His father has taken him to Nagoda

Hospital.There was no progress and

after 3 days his condition became worse.

The doctor asked whether he was bitten by a dog.The youth replied saying

that 10 years ago he was bitten by his petdog.He didn`t get any treatment

for that .

After 3 days the behaviour of the youth changed and he tried to attack the

people .He was trying to bite the people.They had to tie him in his bed .

The coroner has mentioned that he suspect the cause of death is rabies.

 

Kala Santha

[Guest guest]

This case does not sound to be true. Perhaps someone else could comment on

how a person infected by rabies reacts.

 

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" K.santha " <santhak

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Sunday, March 06, 2005 11:41 AM

A person died 10 years after the dog bite. The doctors

suspect the cause of death is rabies

 

 

>

>

> A paediatrician in Sri lanka has sent me the following information

yesterday .

> She told me that the following death was reported in a Sinhala Newspaper

and

> the people who have children were panicked and they have given up keeping

> dogs as pets.She was having a difficult time answering the parents whose

> children were bitten by dogs .She has sent the information to a human

rabies

> expert but still didn`t get a reply.

>

>

> In November 2004 a youth named Pushpakumara from Beruwela was getting

> treatment for severe back pain .

> But the doctors couldn`t diagnosed the cause for that pain.

> Then he had severe back pain and fever .His father has taken him to Nagoda

> Hospital.There was no progress and

> after 3 days his condition became worse.

> The doctor asked whether he was bitten by a dog.The youth replied saying

> that 10 years ago he was bitten by his petdog.He didn`t get any treatment

> for that .

> After 3 days the behaviour of the youth changed and he tried to attack the

> people .He was trying to bite the people.They had to tie him in his bed .

> The coroner has mentioned that he suspect the cause of death is rabies.

>

> Kala Santha

>

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