Rabies “notifiable disease

Current Context : Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared ‘Human Rabies’ as a ‘notifiable disease’

ABOUT RABIES :

• Rabies is an acute virus that affects all warm-blooded animals, including humans.
• It is caused by animal bites that have a high fatality rate.
• India accounts for 9 percent of rabies deaths in Asia and 35 percent of deaths globally.