Essays about: "rabies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 38 essays containing the word rabies.

  1. 21. Rabies, dogs and education : A cross-sectional study on the knowledge, attitude and practice in school children in Tamil Nadu

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sabine Osmar-Vitalich; [2014]
    Keywords : rabies; dogs; attitude and practice; Tamil Nadu; education;

    Abstract : Although known and feared for thousands of years, rabies remains a real and present threat to thousands of people, especially in low- and middle income countries. In India, rabies is an endemic disease, causing human deaths every year. The primary mode of transmission is through the bite of an infected dog. READ MORE

  3. 22. Castration coverage and attitudes towards a castration program in Lilongwe, Malawi

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Patricia Pettersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Rabies; Castration program; Dogs; Dog population; Vaccination; Malawi;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to measure the castration coverage and the attitudes among people towards castration in an area in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, where a castration program has been running for a few years. Another aim was to review the literature to examine the link between castration coverage and rabies prevalence. READ MORE

  4. 23. Effect of rabies education programs on rabies awareness, attitudes towards dogs and animal welfare among children in Lilongwe, Malawi

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Mikaela Nilsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Rabies; Dogs; Attitude; Knowledge; Animal welfare; Education programs; Children; Malawi;

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  5. 24. Dog bite incidence and associated risk factors : a cross-sectional study on school children in Tamil Nadu

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Dinah Seligsohn; [2014]
    Keywords : dog bite; incidence; risk factors; Tamil Dadu;

    Abstract : Dog bites pose a threat to public health globally and can lead to infection, disfigurement, incapacity, post-traumatic stress syndrome and even death. In geographical areas where rabies is endemic, bites from infected dogs account for over 90% of the human rabies cases. READ MORE

  6. 25. Characterization of the synaptic connectivity patterns of genetically defined neuron types in circuits that regulate dopamine and serotonin

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Alexandros Ikaros Pavlopoulos; [2014]
    Keywords : neuroscience; lateral habenula; optogenetics; neuronal populations; neurons; brain; dopamine; serotonin; dual viral system; retrograde viral tracing; globus pallidus; rabies virus; reward; basal ganglia;

    Abstract : The Lateral Habenula (LHb) have been implicated in both reward-seeking behavior and in depressive disorders due to its modulatory effects on dopamine rich areas. Excitatory projections from LHb target GABAergic interneurons of both ventral tegmental area (VTA) and rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg) and consequently provide strong inhibition on VTA‟s dopaminergic neurons. READ MORE