Rabies is the most lethal disease known to man. It tortures and torments its victims horrendously for many days before finally killing them. Having rabies is like entering ‘hell on earth’ before crossing the bridge of death. It is definitely one of the worse ways to die. Rabies is 100 percent preventable if a proper vaccination programme is followed meticulously before and after exposure when one is bitten by a rabies-infected dog or animal. For a disease that is most lethal with a vaccination programme that is 100 percent effective, death due to rabies is most unfortunate. People in Cambodia must get themselves vaccinated against rabies. After all, the cost of vaccination is many times cheaper than in many countries (about 5 times cheaper than my country of origin, Malaysia).

 

Rabies is endemic in Cambodia. In simple layman’s term, it is very common. There are about 5 million dogs in Cambodia with rabies circulating widely among them. Dog bites are pretty common, about 600,000 incidents per year. That works out to about 1 in every 25 people in Cambodia. Tourists and backpackers may be at an increased risk of dog bites during their travels. Deaths due to rabies in Cambodia are certainly far more than its neighbouring countries. About 800 people die of this disease every year in this ‘Land of Smiles’.

 

The appearance of the first sign of rabies is like a sentence to the horrendous torture chamber first, followed by a definite life sentence. In the provinces, people presenting with the first sign of rabies to the doctor are often sent back home – akin to receiving a death sentence, with no chance of surviving. All of these victims would survive if they had visited a good doctor immediately after being bitten, scratched or licked by a rabid dog or animal. The doctor should institute and follow through the vaccination programme that is proven to be 100 percent effective.

 

read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50303283/rabies-the-painful-and-deadly-disease/

 

 

-- © Copyright Khmer Times 20/04

-- © Copyright Khmer Times 20/04

Stunning numbers. I didn't think anything was gonna' pass the numbers of malaria victims.

47 minutes ago, Dap said:

Stunning numbers. I didn't think anything was gonna' pass the numbers of malaria victims.

Malaria is still the largest civillian killer in the world. If these numbers to be true (and thats debatable) then you can expect that the governments of most of western countries will warn their citizens about traveling to Cambodia.That is IF.

 

Thailand will compete with that next year you wait ,they want the Gold Medal. They got the gold for Road Kills/victims

1 hour ago, digger70 said:

 

Thailand will compete with that next year you wait ,they want the Gold Medal. They got the gold for Road Kills/victims

Yea Thailand, Yea Thailand.Go for the gold.

18 hours ago, Dap said:

Stunning numbers. I didn't think anything was gonna' pass the numbers of malaria victims.

Not really so surprising if this news item is to be believed:

Cambodia Reports Just One Malaria Death in 2016 - VOA Khmer

https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-reports...malaria-death-in.../3716049.htm

Public Health(England) publishes country-specific health/vaccination advice via the TravelHealth Pro website   https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/country/39/cambodia#Vaccine_recommendations

5 hours ago, Krataiboy said:

Not really so surprising if this news item is to be believed:

Cambodia Reports Just One Malaria Death in 2016 - VOA Khmer

https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-reports...malaria-death-in.../3716049.htm

Wow! That headline is even more ... surprising, than the initial rabies statement. 

No argument, just sayin'. 

 

There is virtually no malaria in Cambodia anymore.

 

And virtually unheard of for anyone to die of it.

 

Deforestation is the main reason. The only places left where it is possible to get malaria are deep jungle near the border areas, and you'd have to be there at night. there is no transmission at all where people live.

 

This has been so for at least a decade now.

 

There are a lot of rabid dogs, and people do get rabies, though I have no idea where they got the 800 figure from.

at least there arent many dogs in Phnom Penh,  I guess outside you dont want to walk at night

On 4/21/2018 at 9:15 PM, Sheryl said:

There is virtually no malaria in Cambodia anymore.

 

And virtually unheard of for anyone to die of it.

 

Deforestation is the main reason. The only places left where it is possible to get malaria are deep jungle near the border areas, and you'd have to be there at night. there is no transmission at all where people live.

 

This has been so for at least a decade now.

 

There are a lot of rabid dogs, and people do get rabies, though I have no idea where they got the 800 figure from.

Here's an authoritative link: https://www.pasteur.fr/en/research-journal/news/rabies-cambodia

"Since 2007, Cambodia's population has grown, no canine vaccination campaign has been put in place and centers offering post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in the form of vaccination, either with or without immunoglobulins, remain few and far between. In all probability, Cambodia has seen an increase in the death toll from rabies."--    Souce = Pasteur Institute.