KVK Cuttack organized an awareness campaign on rabies and rabies awareness quizzes in different schools and colleges of Cuttack district covering about 3500 school children from September 23-30, 2022. Rabies, a disease that is 100% fatal after clinical signs appear, but is 100% curable if vaccinated after post-exposure. Around 60000 people succumb to rabies annually out of which 40% are children. The dog-bite wound has to be washed in mild soap for about 15 minutes after bitten by rabid animal. The viral disease affects the brain and travels through the nervous system before moving to saliva and infecting people. The affected people fear water and other liquids as they are unable to drink due to muscle spasm and many times show neural signs. Dr Ranjan Kumar Mohanta conducted the quiz competition among children of schools and colleges along with discussing elaborately about the graveness of the disease and steps to be taken to prevent the disease. Dr. S Sethy, Head, KVK, Cuttack and Headmaster/ headmistress distributed the prizes to the winners. Students from Auroshree Institute of Pharmacy Education and Research, Kadei, Mahanta Bidyapitha, Ucchapada, Siddhagiri Bidyapitha, Govindpur, Nuabazar High School, Cuttack, CRRI High School, Bidyadharpur, Bidyadharpur Girls High School, Global Indian Model School, Gopinathpur High School, Sri Aurobindo Institute for Integral Education, Gopinathpur, Sai Saraswati Bidya Mandir, Gopinathpur, Ucchapada UP School, Kadei UP School and Bidyadharpur Nodal UP School participated actively in these programs. Sri Arabinda Bisoi and Ranjit Rout coordinated the program. #worldrabiesday2022 #worldrabiesday
