European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Of Pho a mtg a in cum nerf awl in pfc up n 6a in Ortw it Tua Al spreads among wild animals in . Byway Teyoung United press International n epidemic of rabies among wild animals is so Way spreading northward from the Southern United slates but health officials say fewer people than Ever before Are catching the deadly disease. It s a combination of a new vaccine and Public awareness about the risk of said or. Daniel b. Fishbein an epidemiologist at Trie centers for disease control in Allan la. That does t mean however people should not be on the rabies is a frightening disease that is unbeatable after symptoms appear and is almost always fatal there Are Only three cases in medical literature of people with rabies who have survived with neurological complications and some doctors question the Validity of the reports. Tha deadly rabies Verutis passed to humans by infected animals almost always through a bite thai has broken me skin. There have been cases where the virus has been passed from the saliva of a Rabid animal through a Cut or open wound in human skin but doctors say this is extremely rare Erma Bombeck once infected a person can carry the dormant virus within muscle tissue from nine Days to years with no symptoms to warn them of impending danger. But eventually the virus will spread to the brain and quickly destroy he Central nervous system. Doctors still Are not sure exactly How the virus works. But once it has spread the victim suiters fatigue headaches depression and a slight fever. These symptoms Are followed by an increased sensitivity to touch Light and noise. Tho victim will sweat and salivate develop muscle spasms and eventually paralysis. Victims also have such a loathing at the thought of drinking fluids that the disease is sometimes called hydrophobia. Finally he patient Wilt slip into a coma and almost certainly die. Lisa painful death that has struck fear in millions around the world. Since a new vaccine was developed in 1980, an average of Only two americans a year have died from the disease. Belore the vaccine the . Death lol averaged 40 a year according to the cd. But in developing countries the disease in humans is still rampant and health officials warn tourists especially those visiting Mexico to be wary of stray pets and wild animals. In the United states an epidemic of rabies in wild animals has been spreading North and West of Virginia since 1978. The cd reports the incidence of rabies in raccoons and skunks has now tapered off slightly in Virginia but is creasing in other states As the virus spreads slowly from animal to animal. We be never had a rabies epidemic like this in the wild before so it s very hard to predict the outcome Fishbein said. We Don t know when it will end or where it will spread. It s still very much a however most humans contract rabies from their pets not directly from wild animals said or. William Peter Allen of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases outside of Washington it used to be dogs but now we Are seeing More and More cats with the disease he said. Most people don1 associate rabies with cats so they never Bolher gelling them Allen said domesticated animals even cows and horses pick up Iho rabies virus through tussles with wild animals that have the disease. Their owners can unknowingly receive the virus through an innocent nip or scratch. We strongly recommend people get their dogs and cats vaccinated for rabies he said. Health officials said people who Are expected to vacation in . Parks his year in record numbers should be extra cautious about tangling with wild animals. They should have any pets along Tor the ride vaccinated they said. There is a vaccine for humans thai can Slop rabies in its tracks in it is administered before symptoms appear. About 25,000 people a year take the vaccine which was developed at the Wislar Institute in Philadelphia. Doctors said the vaccine is administered to people who have been bitten by a wild animal a stray dog that acts strangely or a pet who subsequently develops the disease. Veterinarians Are also routinely vaccinated said Allen. You Don l normally think someone can get rabies from a cow but it can happen and has. You have to be very cautious when it comes to rabies " rabies cells magnified Over 66,000 time. H please of surely hosiery manufacturers Aren t serious about putting seams in the front of Hose this Spring. It s bad enough to have your grandmother s legs hanging out from under your dress like a Bas Relief map of Brazil without dividing them into fours. I am old enough to remember when seams snaked up the Back of your legs. Ii waa terrible. If they slipped off Center you looked like you had been in the Saddle too Long. If they peered off in different directions your legs looked Tike a Side of beef being sectioned off for the Freezer. And have you any idea what the Odds Are of having a run in each leg follow the Pathol the seam Down to your Heel there s a whole generation of women out there who Blouse Al the Knees. We Don t need hosiery that sparkle shimmer have butterflies on the calf or arrows made out of rhinestones. We re looking for some Nice firm sausage casings that sack up the lags and Cut our losses around the Waist area. Instead we have As Many decisions regarding hosiery As we will make in a lifetime. Knee he or thigh i opaque or Lummy control Barefoot or Cotton Crotch Bikini or wide Load designer or embryo in an egg a b or xxx i was returning socks to my husband s drawer the other Day and noted How come men never stress out making choices of what socks to Wear i have choices he said. Do t want to Wear the Brown sock with the Black sock or the Navy one with the beige Don t Start with me about the Odd socks again i said. If i be told you once i be told you a million times there is a Bermuda Triangle somewhere with thousands of single socks floating or i could mix a tint covered sock with one that was laundered wrong aide the Point i said is your socks never change. Century alter that is because men Are not vain and do not Leel the need to Call attention to parts of our body that our better off left a secret. We Are perfectly Happy to have a Nice warm comfortable sock that will keep our varicose veins he hit a nerve. I think it has deeper psychological roots than that i said breathing heavily. I think men have a Low threshold of pain. They can t stand the Burden fashion imposes upon them. Do not judge us until you have walked in our pantyhose that have no front or Back. Hold your Tongue until you Wear our knee i s in a filling room trying on a bathing suit. Hold Back your sobs while you sip on a pair of $6hose for the first time and watch a Hole Spring Over the knee. Socks will never be unisexual. You know Why men can t handle them they re weak "1 can handle pain he said holding up a pair of socks. They re the Only pair have that Malch and there s a Hole in the c 1986. Sci Angelo Turnois Nacarlo saturday. July 25, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17
