A rare fatal case of rabies coexisting with COVID-19

作     者：Rabi Narayan Hota Shalendra Singh Rakesh Sharma Pallavi Khandare Rabi Narayan Hota;Shalendra Singh;Rakesh Sharma;Pallavi Khandare

作者机构：Department of Anaesthesiology&Critical Care170 Military HospitalIndia Anaesthesiology&Critical CareArmed Forces Medical CollegePune 411040India Department of Anaesthesiology&Critical Care169 Military HospitalIndia Department of Anaesthesiology&Critical CareKasturba HospitalMumbai 400011India 

出 版 物：《Journal of Acute Disease》 (急性病杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第11卷第3期

页      面：129-130页

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：rabies annually rare 

摘      要：Rabies is a zoonotic disease that affects the central nervous system(CNS)of humans with an extremely high mortality *** disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of rabid animals,usually ***-exposure prophylaxis(PEP)is recommended for all rabid animal *** delayed or missed there is a very high chance of developing the disease which is almost always *** 55000 human rabies-related deaths are reported due to delayed or deferred rabies PEP in the world annually[1].The public usually ignores earlier indicators of rabies and is unwilling to consult a doctor,to avoid contracting COVID-19 during hospital visit[2].We present a case of human rabies infection due to non-compliant PEP amid the COVID-19 pandemic following a rabid dog bite.