Willoughby Rodney E, Hammarin Anna-Lena
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Dec;24(12):1109-10. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000191443.48828.79.
Rabies has become a disease of increasing concern. One reason is that bat variant rabies is a more common cause of human disease, with 1-2 deaths per year in the United States. Bat bites are much more difficult to document than bites from larger animals. Deaths from rabies encephalitis have remained undiagnosed until postmortem examination. Prophylaxis includes a series of 5 vaccinations during 28 days. Vaccine efficacy has been documented, even in young children.
狂犬病已成为一个日益受到关注的疾病。一个原因是蝙蝠变种狂犬病是人类疾病更为常见的病因，在美国每年有1至2人死亡。蝙蝠咬伤比大型动物的咬伤更难记录。狂犬病脑炎导致的死亡在尸检前一直未被诊断出来。预防措施包括在28天内进行一系列5次疫苗接种。疫苗的有效性已有记录，即使是在幼儿身上。
