Aggressive behavior in mice caused a vast release of renin into the plasma. The present data support previous findings that the main sources were the submaxillary gland and kidney. In addition, unidentified salivary glands capable of releasing renin into the saliva were demonstrated by alpha-adrenergic stimulation. The role of these glands in generating plasma renin is unknown. Experiments were...

Rabies excitant is a neurophilic virus (Rabiesvirus), regarding to Mononegavirales order, Rhabdoviridae family, Lyssavirus genus. The situation with rabies morbidity in Russia characterized as extremely unpleasant. Saliva, tear liquid, patient’s cornea prints were used the work well as, after their death, various segments of brain and salivary glands used. Additionally, antibody concentration b...

Lance Rodan, MD Ingrid Tein, MD, FRCPC SECTION 1 A 10-year-old, right-handed boy with a several-day history of fever and upper respiratory symptoms presented with acute onset headache, emesis, progressive mental status change, and right-sided focal seizures. Symptoms developed over approximately 3 hours. There was no history of recent toxic or medication exposures, travel, immunizations, sick c...

Travelers to rabies-endemic regions should avoid contact with wild and feral animals, even in seemingly safe captive settings (2). Any mammal can be rabid, and infectious animals might appear healthy for several days before illness onset; avoiding all wild and feral animals while traveling is the ideal preventive measure. All animal bites and scratches should be washed thoroughly with soap and ...

BACKGROUND Rabies, a fatal but preventable zoonosis, is a major public health problem in developing countries. In Cambodia the disease burden is largely underestimated because patients with encephalitis following dog bites are rarely hospitalized and die at home. Since 1998 Institut Pasteur in Cambodia (IPC), Phnom Penh has been the only source of free post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and post-m...

A 79-year-old Japanese man presented to our hospital with an 18day history of fever and right-sided chest pain. The patient had undergone surgery for rectal cancer 2 years previously. Although he had three pet cats in his home, he had no history of cat bites, scratches, or licks. On examination, his blood pressure was 92/57 mmHg and temperature was 37.1 °C; a soft subcutaneous mass without obvi...