Abstract

REPLACEMENT OF ERIG & HRIG BY HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES (MAbs) FOR RABIES TREATMENT

*Sambodhan Dhawane, Gaurav Dubey, Rishikesh Sharma and Amit Pandey

Abstract

Rabies is a zoonotic (transmitted from animals to human) viral infectious disease. This infection is transmitted to human by the animals already suffering from it. The animals which are mainly reported as causes of rabies are; dogs, raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes. Rabies or "Hydrophobia" is a disease which makes the dogs sick. In many eastern and western countries dogs are vaccinated against it, but it is not controlled yet. Rabies is caused by a virus that, attacks on the nerves system and later excreted in saliva.[1] A person or animal can become a victim of rabies in many ways including.[2], a. Bites b. Non-bites exposure c. Human to Human Transmission

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