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• Lyme Disease
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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World Rabies Day is September 28! 

Rabies is a deadly virus that kills pets, wildlife, and people across the globe. Help us end rabies by keeping your pets up-to-date with their rabies vaccinations which protects not only your pet but also you and your family from the virus.

Bats

• Bats
• Find a bat indoors?

Dealing with Strays, Wild Animals

• Dealing with Strays, Wild Animals

Vaccinate Dogs, Cats, and Fe

It is illegal to sell flesh-eating mammals other than dogs, cats and ferrets in South Carolina.

But unlike many other states, South Carolina has not banned the owning of wild species. So some people do continue to keep wild animals as pets. Others keep wild/domestic hybrids, which are animals created through the human-forced crossbreeding of a dog or cat with a wild species. And a third group keeps wild animals confined on their property not as pets but for other purposes.

If Your Own Dog, Cat, Ferret, or Other Animal Bit, Scratched, or Wounded Someone

• Confine the animal immediately.
• Apply first aid to the bite wound and seek medical treatment if needed.
• Call your veterinarian to check your animal's vaccination records. Tell your veterinarian about your animal's behavior.

If you're bitten or scratched by a wild, stray or unvaccinated animal, care for the wound properly and contact your health care provider. The health care provider is required to report the incident to DPH.

Rabies Exposure Information

• Administer First Aid
• Getting Treatment
• What Will Happen to Animal?

Click the image above to view the DPH Mosquito-Borne Disease Viewer.

Staphylococcus aureus

What is VISA/VRSA?

VISA/VRSA are antibiotic resistant forms of staph bacteria. Staph bacteria is one of the most common bacteria, most often found harmlessly on the skin and in the noses of healthy people. Occasionally, the staph bacteria can cause an infection. In fact, staph bacteria are one of the most common causes of infection in the US. Most of these infections are minor. However, they can sometimes be very serious, and even fatal. Most staph bacteria can be successfully treated with the antibiotic Vancomycin.