KATHRYN GETS MAD WHEN SHE SEES PEOPLE DOING THIS.
Yes, kittens are cute, puppies are cute but these animals pose all kinds of dangers in Western countries, let alone developing countries!
Every single f#$%ing time I visit a third world country I witness all kinds of people petting and encouraging all kinds of animals to come towards them.
NEWSFLASH: If you see a little random monkey in the jungle in Bali, don’t provoke it.
Why?
Because Rabies is a thing (feat. Weird other bacterial diseases).
“Rabies is rare, I won’t get it”
In Australia, Rabies is rare. But, in developing countries animals such as rats, bats, dogs, cats and monkeys can carry this disease and if they BITE, LICK or SCRATCH you-this could mean you are infected.
When I tell people this, I often get a response of “but I’ll just take antibiotics until the infection goes away”.
*insert facepalm*
So as you can tell, I’m not a fan of people who go around chasing random animals in countries like Indonesia and India, and if you genuinely thought the above few facts were true, then please sit back and get ready for some truth bombs.
- Rabies has no cure
- Rabies is transferred by DIRECT blood-blood or Blood-saliva transfer
- Kittens, cats, dogs, puppies, monkeys and bats are all carriers of Rabies
This means that you could be holding some cute fluffy little stray puppy, who could lick that cut you got when you went on that hike earlier, then BAM-you have Rabies.
Yes, there is a vaccine, but the vaccine just allows you a few extra days to get yourself to a doctor or hospital, where they will inject you with more antiserum in the hopes that it kills all of the virus. Its not fool proof.
WHAT IS FOOLPROOF: Avoid those animals in countries where Rabies is prominent and if something does happen, seek medical advice IMMEDIATELY.
