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draggonlaady ([personal profile] draggonlaady) wrote2011-09-26 01:54 pm
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Vaccines are good, rabies edition.

Something to point out to any anti-vaccine crusaders ya'll come across.

According to the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, there are up to 70,000 human deaths from rabies each year, with 10 million treated for bites from potentially infected dogs. Rabies vaccination is highly effective, in humans as well as in domestic animals, but most humans (even in areas where vaccines are relatively readily available) are not vaccinated, and in many countries, neither are pets.

(Anonymous) 2011-09-27 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
I'm vaccinated! Actually, it's been a few years, I'm probably due for a titre test. How often are you supposed to do that? I can never remember.

[identity profile] draggonlaady.livejournal.com 2011-09-27 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Titers every 5 years, I think. Booster when the titers drop.

[identity profile] trina pickett (from livejournal.com) 2011-09-27 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. Probably getting close then. Have no idea why it posted me as anonymous up there. Since I seem to be logged in now. Livejournal hates me.
huh. Here's something. "your login cookie seems to have disappeared?" Wonder how I fix that.

[identity profile] draggonlaady.livejournal.com 2011-09-27 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Did that to me earlier today. I just logged back in and it has been fine.