This day is celebrated on 28 September to mark the death anniversary of the famous French biologist Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine and laid the foundation for the prevention of rabies.
World Rabies Day was first observed on 28 September 2007. Rabies is a viral disease. This virus is mostly present in the saliva of animals suffering from rabies such as dog, cat, monkey etc. According to statistics, dog bites are the cause of about 99 percent of cases in humans.
The time period for a bite from an animal infected with rabies and the appearance of symptoms of rabies can range from four days to two years, or sometimes more. Therefore, it is important to get treatment as soon as possible to prevent the virus.
