Gujarat News: A man, who was bitten by a dog three months ago, was admitted to a government hospital in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Saturday after he was seen behaving like an animal. A 27-year-old labourer, Deva Dungri, who worked in Narasal village in Palanpur, developed severe symptoms of rabies, including animal-like behaviour, creating panic among residents. The doctor at the hospital said his condition is critical.

Chances Of His Survival Are Slim: Doctor

Dungri was brought to Banas Medical College and General Hospital around 3 am, and the chances of his survival are slim, said Dr Sunil Joshi from the medical facility.

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He showed abnormal behaviour, including involuntary vocalisations, which the general public might describe as "barking", and disoriented movements that appeared like walking on all fours. Video clips of the patient have gone viral on social media, in which he is seen crawling on road at night and barking.

Villagers restrained him before bringing him to the hospital in Palanpur, where his treatment was initiated.

However, Dungri's symptoms of rabies worsened at the hospital, and he became more aggressive. He was then shifted to an isolated ward where he even started biting the iron rods of a window, Dr Joshi said. The patient was tied with mesh and wire and sedated with an injection.

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The hospital sought the help of the police and forest department to control the patient, including the possible use of dart injections for additional sedation.

"Currently, his treatment is ongoing. The patient had been bitten by a dog nearly three months ago, but did not receive anti-rabies shots, leading to the onset of the disease," the doctor said. Rabies is almost always fatal once its clinical symptoms appear, he added.

According to the World Health Organisation, rabies is a highly fatal viral zoonotic disease that causes progressive inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, affecting the central nervous system of mammals, including humans.

(With PTI inputs)


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