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Man dies of rabies after refusing to get vaccinated
Friday Jun 18 2021
MWBM. Waqar Bhatti
Doctors say the man, 60, was bitten on the leg about 45 days back but he did not seek treatment.
Doctors say those developing rabies encephalitis either don’t get themselves vaccinated after a dog bite or don’t complete the course of vaccination and treatment.
Per officials, 14 people have so far died due to rabies encephalitis at three Karachi hospitals since January 1, 2021.
A 60-year-old man, who declined to get inoculated for rabies after being bitten by a stray dog in Karachi's Korangi district about 45 days ago, has died of the disease (rabies encephalitis) at the Indus Hospital early on Thursday morning, officials said.
“A 60-year-old male patient, Abdul Hameed, was brought to the Indus Hospital last night with full-blown rabies having hydrophobia and aerophobia. Bitten on the leg about one-and-a-half months back in Korangi, he didn't visit any hospital and just applied home remedies. He developed symptoms three days back and died early Thursday morning,” an official of the hospital told The News...
Man dies of rabies after refusing to get vaccinated
Friday Jun 18 2021
MWBM. Waqar Bhatti
Doctors say the man, 60, was bitten on the leg about 45 days back but he did not seek treatment.
Doctors say those developing rabies encephalitis either don’t get themselves vaccinated after a dog bite or don’t complete the course of vaccination and treatment.
Per officials, 14 people have so far died due to rabies encephalitis at three Karachi hospitals since January 1, 2021.
A 60-year-old man, who declined to get inoculated for rabies after being bitten by a stray dog in Karachi's Korangi district about 45 days ago, has died of the disease (rabies encephalitis) at the Indus Hospital early on Thursday morning, officials said.
“A 60-year-old male patient, Abdul Hameed, was brought to the Indus Hospital last night with full-blown rabies having hydrophobia and aerophobia. Bitten on the leg about one-and-a-half months back in Korangi, he didn't visit any hospital and just applied home remedies. He developed symptoms three days back and died early Thursday morning,” an official of the hospital told The News...