Equine Organism ID Week 4
Rabies AKA: N/A Classification: Viral (Contagious Bite)
Rabies Symptoms In body 2-9 before symptoms Paralytic Form (Paralysis of throat and jaw) Excess salivation Pass to humans easily
Rabies Treatment Symptoms Fatal Unvaccinated Quarantine for 6mo; vaccinate at 5mo Vaccinated Rabies booster, observe for 45 days
Hendra Virus AKA: N/A Classification: Viral Contaminated food from flying fox urine
Hendra Virus Symptoms Australia (1994) Respiratory Neurological Treatment 70% positive death Pass to humans fatal Equinevac HeV vaccine November 2012 Available
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus AKA: MRSA Classification: Bacteria
MRSA Symptoms Skin or nasal passages Colonized No symptoms Infected Symptoms **Surgery site or skin wound Infection/pneumonia Treatment Call vet Isolate animal