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🚨 CAMPING SAFETY: KNOW THE SIGNS OF RABIES 🐕⚠️

Got bitten or scratched by a dog while camping? Don’t wait for symptoms to appear.

Rabies can take weeks or even months before symptoms show, and early symptoms can look like a normal flu:

🌡️ Fever
🤕 Headache
😴 Weakness & tiredness
😟 Anxiety, restlessness or irritability
🤢 Nausea
🔥 Tingling, itching, burning or unusual pain around the bite wound

As the disease progresses, symptoms can become much more serious — confusion, hallucinations, difficulty swallowing, excessive drooling, muscle spasms, difficulty breathing and paralysis.

⚠️ The most important thing: Once rabies symptoms appear, the disease is almost always fatal. But rabies is preventable with prompt treatment after exposure.

If you’re bitten or scratched:
👉 Wash the wound immediately with plenty of soap and running water for at least 15 minutes
👉 Apply an antiseptic such as povidone-iodine if available
👉 Get to a clinic or hospital ASAP for assessment and rabies post-exposure treatment
👉 Don’t wait for symptoms. Don’t wait to see if the dog becomes sick.

🏕️ For us campers, a simple rule:
STOP → WASH → GET OUT → GET MEDICAL HELP

Better to cut a camping trip short than take a risk with something this serious.

Stay safe out there, campers. 🌲⛺️🐕
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