| On 16May1892 a rabid fox hound tore through the city of Lynn, attacking citizens and canines alike before finally being caught. Unfortunately, one of his victims was Dave, the "valuable brindle bulldog" of Frank Grader. Rabies, a deadly virus typically transmitted by bites from an infected animal, results in a laundry list of heartbreaking symptoms including paralysis, hallucinations, confusion, agitation, and depression - just to name a few. Although Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux developed a vaccine in 1885, the first mass vaccination of dogs didn't occur until 1919. So, unfortunately, this random run-in probably ended Dave's life. At the end of the article, the police order all dogs who were attacked to be killed. :( For more information on rabies, see The Natural History of Rabies, 2nd Edition. |
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Rabid Dog Bites Frank's Bulldog
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That is a sad story. they dont know the importance that time of keeping the dogs alive for monitoring and there are no dog bite attorneys at that time so its really a hard time.
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