Short Communication
Tekki Ishaya Sini, Zhakom P
Abstract
Rabies is a fatal disease of mammals, including man, caused by rabies virus. It is usually transmitted via saliva of infected animals, especially dogs. Human exposure to dog rabies occurred on January 1, 2015 involving a 60 year old woman who received first aid treatment and post exposure prophylaxis, but survived exposure to the deadly virus without immunoglobulin.