Aired (November 16, 2024): Hindi inakala ni Roselyn Seraspe na mawawala ang kanyang 13-anyos na anak na si Jamaica matapos nitong ilihim na nakagat siya ng aso. Ano nga ba ang dapat gawin kung malagay sa parehong insidente? Panoorin ang video.
Hosted by Connie Sison and its resident doctors, ‘Pinoy MD’ is an informative magazine show that provides wellness tips and answers to some important medical questions.
Hosted by Connie Sison and its resident doctors, ‘Pinoy MD’ is an informative magazine show that provides wellness tips and answers to some important medical questions.
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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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