Rabies

Responsible pet owners are well aware that it is absolutely necessary to get their pets routinely vaccinated against the rabies virus. Pets can easily contract rabies from wild animals with the disease. Once an animal is infected, it must be put down.

But as sad as it is to say goodbye to a beloved pet, it is even sadder when that pet transmits rabies to a human. Rabies is a zoonotic disease, which means that it can be transferred from animals to humans. If you or a loved one was exposed to a rabid animal which did not have a rabies vaccine because of a negligent owner, contact the Charlotte personal injury lawyers at the Law Offices of William K. Goldfarb today at 866-298-0768.

Rabies Symptoms

Once symptoms of rabies show up in a human, there is no cure. Humans must be treated with a preventative series of injections as soon as an animal bites them in order to ward off the disease before it actually shows up.

If you are wondering if an animal has rabies, look for the following symptoms, which vary in intensity according to the stage of the disease:

• Chewing at bite site
• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Roaming
• Irritability
• Extreme aggression
• Trembling and loss of muscle coordination
• Foaming at the mouth

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If you or a loved one had to undergo treatment for rabies after being bitten by an unvaccinated pet, contact the Charlotte personal injury lawyers at the Law Offices of William K. Goldfarb today at 866-298-0768 to discuss your legal options.