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Treatment

Unfortunately, there is currently no effective medical or medicinal treatment for the pseudorabies virus.

Living and Management

Expected course and prognosis:

• Classic Form of the Infection -- in 60 percent of cases the condition lasts 24 to 36 hours; it is almost invariably fatal.
• Atypical Form of the Infection -- in 40 percent of cases the condition lasts more than 36 hours; it is almost invariably fatal.

There is a mild potential for human infection. Precautions should be taken when treating infected animals, and when handling infected tissues and fluids. Cat-to-cat transmission does not usually occur.

Prevention

• Avoid contact with infected swine, the reservoir host
• Avoid ingestion of contaminated pork
• Avoid ingestion of infected rats