00:00This is the story of a woman who was tied to a bed by her husband's hand.
00:10This woman was tied to a bed by her husband's hand.
00:17The woman was bitten by a rabies-infected dog.
00:23The rabies spread to her body.
00:27Remember, I love you so much. Remember that.
00:32Dalagita, 13 years old, from Jamaica, Tigatundo, Manila.
00:39Does it really hurt?
00:40Yes, my skin hurts. It's so itchy.
00:44Because it's just a simple fever, Roseli gave her medicine to drink.
00:49I said, I think I'm okay. I came back here.
00:54You said I can't drink water.
00:57Maybe I have rabies. I was surprised.
01:00Why do you have rabies? Did you get bitten by a dog?
01:03I said, Mama, when? She said, February.
01:07I said, it's been a long time. Why did you just say that?
01:10It's possible that it will last for one more year before your manifestations come out,
01:15especially if it's extremities, because rabies spreads.
01:18The mother immediately rushed to the hospital.
01:21The wind was so strong that I was afraid that she would disappear.
01:26When she arrived at the hospital, she was immediately taken to the isolation room in Jamaica.
01:33My rabies is highly communicable.
01:35If we get any fluid from the rabies patient, we can get infected.
01:40I asked the doctor how many hours or how many days my daughter's life will last.
01:46She said, sorry, Mrs.
01:49It's only 24 hours, Mrs.
01:52Remember, I love you so much.
01:55Until Jamaica, her life was completely changed.
01:59We really did that before she had her birthday.
02:03So that we can see her even if she's gone.
02:06Mom, Dad, I hope you are happy because I am free.
02:14I can't forget to pray for you, babe.
02:17We love you so much, babe.
02:19I love you so much.
02:24Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease in our central nervous system.
02:29Once it's infected, a person's systemic function will be affected.
02:34It can be transmitted to humans or animals by biting or scratching.
02:41It starts with a fever when it reaches the neurologic phase.
02:46That's when hydrophobia or water phobia comes out.
02:50Aerophobia or fear of the air.
02:52And they become agitated.
02:54Rabies has no medicine.
02:56It's 100% fatal, but it's preventable.
02:58If you can't see a wound, you still need to be vaccinated.
03:02You can be a portal of entry for rabies because it's in the lungs.
03:05A man in Ilocos Norte died from rabies.
03:07Those who get vaccinated against rabies in San Lazaro Hospital in Manila have increased.
03:12In the past few months, dogs and rabies patients have been increasing.
03:19In the Animal Bite Center of San Lazaro Hospital in Manila,
03:23dogs and rabies patients have been lining up to get vaccinated.
03:28We were walking and there were kids playing.
03:31There was a small dog that was bitten.
03:34From January to September 14, according to the DOH,
03:38there were 354 rabies cases.
03:41So it's 23% higher compared to last year, which was 257.
03:46Meanwhile, in Tagum City in Davao del Norte,
03:50this Sunday, another child was reported dead
03:54because of rabies.
03:56But why was his mother not convinced that rabies was the cause of his son's death?
04:02I didn't believe that it was really rabies.
04:06In Negros, a man disappeared after being bitten by a rabid dog.
04:16Let's talk about how to control the increase of rabies cases in the Philippines
04:23in our return.
04:25Dog!
04:29Dog!
04:30This man, from Mabinay, Negros Oriental,
04:34looks like he's drunk, can't stand up,
04:36and is having a hard time breathing when rescuers arrive.
04:40He's eating a dog.
04:42What?
04:43He's eating a dog.
04:44He's eating a dog.
04:45He's eating a dog.
04:46He's eating a dog.
04:47He's eating a dog.
04:48He's eating a dog.
04:49He's eating a dog.
04:50He's eating a dog.
04:51He's eating a dog.
04:52Based on the investigation of the authorities,
04:54the man was bitten by a dog for more than a month.
04:58He was taken care of by his owner.
05:00The dog didn't have a vaccine.
05:02The owner told us to give him a medicine to inject.
05:05But we didn't give him an injection.
05:07Three days later, the dog died.
05:10But instead of burying him,
05:12they cut him up and tied him up.
05:16The injection was given by buying meat.
05:20Is that a bone to cook the dog?
05:23Possibly.
05:24That's one of the reasons why he got rabies,
05:26because he ate the dog.
05:30The man was taken to the hospital,
05:32but he was immediately brought back to life.
05:35But is it possible that rabies can be transmitted
05:39by eating dog meat?
05:41Eating the meat of a rabid dog,
05:43it's still possible.
05:44Because rabies virus looks for wounds or holes
05:48where it can enter.
05:49But the percentage is very low.
05:53Biting is the most common transmission.
05:55Dogs are domestic animals.
05:57It's not really for consumption.
05:59One more thing,
06:00because of the rabies outbreak last week,
06:05RJ, who is 10 years old,
06:07came from Tagum City in Davao del Norte.
06:10RJ came to the school on November 15
06:14when he got sick.
06:17I gave him medicine, but it didn't work.
06:19He vomited,
06:20and around 6 p.m.,
06:22he really vomited blood.
06:25Because of this,
06:26Genevieve took his son to the hospital.
06:30They took blood.
06:32They examined him,
06:33and found that his son's blood had bacteria.
06:36And he was very surprised when he found out
06:39that his son had rabies symptoms.
06:42Genevieve remembered that RJ
06:45was bitten by their pet dog.
06:47They were treating him.
06:49They were playing.
06:50He was just bitten.
06:52It was very small.
06:53I really gave him blood.
06:54I even soaked him.
06:56RJ was transferred to a bigger hospital.
07:00They tied my son up.
07:02They didn't let me come near him
07:04because it's for my safety.
07:06Then they put a bandage on him
07:09to calm him down.
07:10They injected him many times.
07:12I said,
07:13I love you.
07:14I said,
07:15I love you too, son.
07:16I said,
07:17you can do it.
07:18He said,
07:19yes.
07:20After a few minutes,
07:21my son really stopped moving.
07:30It's hard for me to be alone.
07:33I'm telling you,
07:34I'll leave my son.
07:37Because I don't have a mother
07:38to take care of my son.
07:40Despite this,
07:41Genevieve
07:42had a severe rabies infection.
07:44She asked the doctor.
07:46She even recognized herself.
07:48She was afraid of the air conditioner.
07:50Of course, it was very cold.
07:52Her fever was very high.
07:54If it's true that my son has rabies,
07:57I would have been infected.
07:59Because all of his vegetables,
08:02even his food,
08:03he ate it all.
08:05So to get rid of the rabies,
08:08the City Veterinarian of Tagum City in Davao
08:11examined the condition of the dog
08:13that was bitten by RJ.
08:14The test in the laboratory
08:16is where the brain is the sample.
08:18That's where they examine the microscope
08:21to see if it's positive or negative.
08:23And according to the test,
08:25Genevieve's dog
08:27The result is
08:30negative for rabies.
08:32But the doctors argued
08:34that she died of rabies.
08:36But how did this happen?
08:39It's a typical presentation of
08:41hydrophobia,
08:42aerophobia.
08:43The child vomits.
08:44The child is irritable and in distress.
08:46Based on the signs and symptoms,
08:48that's the impression.
08:49It's just that the source of the rabies is different.
08:52In the end,
08:53for Genevieve,
08:54whatever the real reason,
08:56it can't bring back
08:58the life of her child.
09:00To the parents,
09:01take good care of the children.
09:04If their child is like that,
09:06sue them immediately.
09:07The blame is too big.
09:12The dogs with rabies,
09:14it's not their fault
09:15that they are carriers.
09:17They are also victims.
09:18They will also die.
09:20It's irresponsible
09:21to take care of dogs and cats.
09:23That's what should be antagonized.
09:25Our government has a program
09:28that provides free vaccines
09:31against rabies.
09:32Be a responsible pet owner.
09:34It should be vaccinated first,
09:35not just rabies.
09:36To keep them safe
09:37from rabies then.
09:39The rabies outbreak
09:41is not controlled.
09:45So when bitten,
09:46or when a dog,
09:48or even a cat,
09:50especially those who are not vaccinated,
09:53get rabies injection immediately
09:56before it's too late.
09:59Remember,
10:00I love you so much.
10:01Remember that.
10:03My child.
10:06My child.
10:07My child.
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