00:00A few days later...
00:05It's disappearing and it's getting more and more violent.
00:09This is the possible cause of rabies.
00:14How does this happen and how can we avoid it?
00:20Stay tuned for more!
00:22Stay tuned for more!
00:29It's almost 5 in the afternoon in May,
00:32but the line is still long in San Lazaro Hospital.
00:37This line is for the free anti-rabies vaccine of the hospital.
00:42Most of the patients here were bitten by animals,
00:47mostly cats and dogs.
00:49I was bitten by a dog.
00:52We took care of it.
00:54I was vaccinated.
00:56I was just making sure because they said it's dangerous.
00:58I was bitten by a cat.
01:00I was taken care of.
01:02I was bitten by a dog.
01:04I washed it with soap and added garlic.
01:11People who want to get anti-rabies vaccine in San Lazaro
01:15were informed about the rabies in May.
01:21According to the data of San Lazaro Hospital,
01:24more than 23,000 people visited the hospital
01:28to get anti-rabies vaccine.
01:32From January to April,
01:34more than 20 people were admitted to the hospital because of rabies.
01:37One of the people who was admitted because of rabies
01:40was a 13-year-old girl named Jamaica.
01:43My child,
01:45don't forget that I love you.
01:48We all love you.
01:50When you were bitten by a dog,
01:53you didn't tell us that you were gone.
01:56We forced you to be strong.
01:59We forced you to forget,
02:03but we couldn't.
02:04We love you so much.
02:09On February 10, 2024,
02:12a birthday party was held in their place.
02:16And this is where Jamaica was bitten by a dog.
02:20She told her parents that she was bitten by a dog
02:23because she was afraid of being scolded.
02:26We didn't know.
02:28At that time, she went viral.
02:30That's when I found out that a lot of people were bitten by dogs.
02:35It was the same day that she was bitten.
02:39After more than two months,
02:42this is where Rosalyn found out
02:44that her child couldn't sleep because of rabies,
02:47which is sometimes accompanied by a fever.
02:50I searched for other reasons why she had rabies.
02:54Then I searched.
02:56Aside from UTI,
02:57I was afraid that she might have UTI
03:00because she was weak in water.
03:02On April 5, 2024,
03:05Jamaica told her mother that she was afraid to drink water.
03:10She said,
03:12Mom, I can't drink water.
03:14She was holding her cell phone.
03:16She was saying,
03:18Mom, I can't drink water.
03:20I asked her why.
03:22She said,
03:24Why can't you drink water?
03:25She said,
03:27Maybe I have rabies.
03:29I said, Why?
03:31You have rabies.
03:33Did you get bitten by a dog?
03:37Rabies is a viral infection.
03:41The viral infection is the reservoir
03:44of dog bites and cat bites.
03:47That's where we get rabies from.
03:50It's a viral infection
03:52which is supposed to be preventable.
03:56My child.
03:59In fear of Rosaline,
04:01she rushed Jamaica to San Lazaro Hospital.
04:05This is where the doctors confirmed
04:08that Jamaica has rabies.
04:11My child,
04:13don't forget that I love you.
04:16We all love you.
04:18But the problem is,
04:20the virus has entered her brain.
04:22I said,
04:23How many hours, how many days
04:25can my child last?
04:28She said, 24 hours.
04:30I cried.
04:32I called her siblings.
04:35And after 12 hours,
04:38Jamaica
04:40came back to life.
04:45According to Dr. David Suplico,
04:47Chief of Medical Professional Staff
04:49of San Lazaro Hospital,
04:51rabies is a so-called incubation period.
04:57Within one to three months,
05:00after biting and scratching,
05:02symptoms such as
05:04headaches,
05:06fever,
05:08and fainting
05:13will show up
05:15to the point of
05:17insomnia.
05:18Insomnia.
05:20Fear of water.
05:24And delirium.
05:29The rabies virus
05:33is slowly
05:36entering our central nervous system.
05:41According to Dr. David Suplico,
05:43dogs with rabies should also observe
05:45when they are bitten.
05:46Dogs with rabies,
05:48when bitten by humans,
05:50have rabid symptoms
05:52that the dog will die
05:54within 10 days.
05:59This is a reminder,
06:01if a rabid dog is bitten or scratched,
06:04immediately wash the wound with water and soap.
06:08And most importantly,
06:10immediately get vaccinated
06:12at the nearest animal bite treatment center
06:14or hospital.
06:16The meat of garlic
06:18has no truth.
06:20We should get vaccinated.
06:27According to Dr. David Suplico,
06:29when it comes to rabies,
06:31the enemy is time,
06:33so it is important to get vaccinated
06:35as soon as possible.
06:37The problem with rabies
06:39is that it is 100% fatal.
06:41What we are preventing
06:43is that the rabies virus
06:44will reach our central nervous system
06:47or brain.
06:50Because once it reaches there,
06:52the patient will surely die.
06:57Because the anti-rabies vaccine
06:59is free at San Lazaro Hospital,
07:01the number of rabies patients here has decreased.
07:03But it is also better
07:05if the local governments
07:07have their own animal bite treatment center.
07:10The LGUs should
07:11be taken care of.
07:13The problem is
07:15because they know
07:17that they don't have a budget
07:19or medicine,
07:21now they go to San Lazaro.
07:23We are now being attacked
07:25by patients
07:27who are bitten
07:29by animals and cats.
07:32Rabies is an example
07:34of a disease from an animal
07:36that is transmitted to humans
07:38or zoonotic disease.
07:39Because our health
07:41is connected to the health
07:43of animals and nature.
07:45It is important
07:47to keep our pets healthy
07:49and protected against disease
07:51like dogs
07:53so that we can also be safe
07:55from rabies.
07:59Because of this,
08:01anti-rabies vaccine drives
08:03are now being made in the country.
08:09Taguig City
08:11conducted a 7-day
08:13house-to-house anti-rabies vaccination
08:15in different barangays.
08:17Our anti-rabies program
08:19basically evolved
08:21from an ordinary vaccination drive
08:24into a more cohesive
08:26and systematic
08:28vaccination
08:30and anti-rabies control program.
08:34According to the City Veterinarian,
08:36LGUs should take action
08:37to give protection
08:39to their residents' pets.
08:42Our main purpose
08:44is to eradicate rabies
08:46from the source
08:48so that it cannot be transmitted to humans.
08:50That is why
08:52residents of Fur Parents
08:54did not hesitate
08:56to vaccinate their pets.
08:58So that they are safe
09:00from being bitten.
09:02They came to our house
09:04and we did not let them out.
09:05I am afraid that they will be bitten
09:07by humans.
09:09We will pay for their bite, right?
09:11The vaccine
09:13that the local government
09:15is offering
09:17is a big help for us.
09:19Last year, we also failed.
09:21According to Republic Act No. 9482
09:24or Anti-Rabies Act of 2007,
09:27the pet owners
09:29have a responsibility
09:31to vaccinate their pets.
09:33Anti-rabies vaccination
09:35should be done yearly.
09:37That is what is stated
09:39in the Anti-Rabies Act.
09:41It is important
09:43that they do not lapse
09:45so that
09:47if they get bitten,
09:49it will be disregarded
09:51as a possible source
09:53of rabies in humans.
09:55Doc reminds us
09:57that taking care of pets
09:59is a responsibility.
10:01It is part of the pet owner's obligation
10:02to protect their pets
10:04from getting bitten.
10:06It is their social obligation
10:08to prohibit their friends
10:10from doing this.
10:12According to the Department of Health,
10:14as of September 2024,
10:16there are 354 cases
10:18of rabies in the country.
10:22Meanwhile,
10:24for Roselyn's mother,
10:26it is a lesson
10:28and a reminder
10:30to her daughter Jamaica
10:32to take care of their pets.
10:34For my parents,
10:36please teach your children
10:38not to stop talking
10:40and complaining
10:42as soon as a dog or cat bites them.
10:45Please teach them
10:47to speak up
10:49and not to doubt.
10:51And there is no need
10:53for our experts
10:55to remind anyone
10:57who gets bitten
10:59by a dog or cat.
11:00They should go to
11:02the Animal Bite Treatment Center
11:04to be assessed by a doctor
11:06and at the same time,
11:08they should be given
11:10a vaccine against rabies.
11:12Rabies can kill people
11:14but it can be prevented.
11:22So,
11:24don't let a pet bite you.
11:26Get vaccinated
11:28and make sure
11:30to take care of your pets
11:32because they are not the only ones
11:34who are protected,
11:36we are also protected.
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