First and foremost, I would like to thank Associate Professor Thevy for inviting me to deliver my speech today.

Assalamualaikum & Good Morning, today I will be talking about Rabies. Do you guys know that....? Attention grabber: There have been more than 55,000 cases of death by rabies each year, reported by the World Health Organizations (WHO). Most of the cases occur in Asia and Africa, mostly from dog bites. Every year, more than 15 million people worldwide receive a post-exposure preventive regime to avert the disease this is estimated to have prevented 327,000 rabies deaths annually. Central Idea: (Refer to slide)Rabies is a neurotropic virus that can be transmit from an infected animal s saliva and can be very fatal to human as there is no known effective treatment once the major symptoms appears in one s body, however, the rabies infection can be prevented by series of vaccination process. Main point: (Refer to slide)Rabies travels to the human brain through the peripheral nerves, when it reaches the central nervous system and the severe symptoms begins to show, the infection is completely untreatable. Usually victim will die from respiratory failure within 7 days after the symptoms start. To prevent that from happen, the victim need to have effective treatment soon after the exposure to rabies, and this will help to prevent the onset of symptoms and most importantly, death. Seek professional medical help, as a doctor is needed to thoroughly clean the wound and remove any foreign objects. Use soap, detergent, iodine and other substances that will help to kill the rabies virus. If there is any possible infection, a series of preventive vaccine will be given. This is generally given in 5 doses over 28 days. Most patients also receive a treatment called Human Rabies Immunoglobulin (HRIG). This is given on the day the bite occurred. To date, no one in the US has developed rabies when given the vaccine promptly and appropriately. Ending: Well, that is all I have to say about Rabies infections, now I will hand over to Associate Professor Thevy.