Recently, a news about tea farmer Li Ge who was killed by rabies has attracted widespread attention on the Internet. This hard-working tea farmer was unwell when spraying pesticides on the tea mountain once, because he did not take protective measures. At first, he thought it was just a common cold and fever, but he never thought that his condition would deteriorate rapidly.
When Brother Li was taken to the emergency department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine by 120 ambulance, he had symptoms such as shortness of breath, gibberish, convulsions, and mania. After careful observation, the doctors found that Brother Li showed symptoms such as photophobia, hydrophobia, and wind phobia unique to rabies.
After further questioning, the doctor learned that Brother Li had been bitten by a wild dog a month earlier, but he did not pay attention at the time and did not seek medical attention and get vaccinated in time. The doctors decisively extracted Brother Li's cerebrospinal fluid and used high-throughput gene sequencing technology to detect it, and finally confirmed that Brother Li was infected with the rabies virus.
Rabies is a life-threatening zoonotic disease caused by the rabies virus. The virus can have an incubation period of up to several years, and once it occurs, it often kills patients within a short period of time. Brother Li's tragedy was due to his carelessness after being bitten by a wild dog, and he failed to seek medical attention and be vaccinated in time, missing the best time for treatment, which eventually led to the misfortune.
This case reminds us once again that when we are in the wild, we must be vigilant and beware of being bitten by animals. If you are unfortunately bitten, you must thoroughly clean the wound as soon as possible and go to the hospital as soon as possible to get vaccinated against rabies. Don't take chances and think that being bitten is not a big deal, because once you miss the best time for treatment, you may pay the price of your life like Brother Li.
It is important for each of us to raise awareness of rabies and enhance our awareness of self-protection. At the same time, the relevant authorities should also strengthen the control of wild dogs to reduce the risk of rabies virus transmission. Only by making concerted efforts can we avoid the recurrence of similar tragedies and ensure the safety and health of the people.
Source: Orange Persimmon Interactive