Daily Current Affairs / World Rabies Day: 28 September
Category : Important Days Published on: September 28 2021
· World Rabies Day is observed every year on 28 September to raise awareness about the effects of the viral disease and how to prevent it.
· The day is also celebrated globally to mark the death anniversary of the French biologist, microbiologist and chemist, Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
· It is the only global day of action and awareness for the prevention of rabies.
· World Rabies Day was first observed on 28 September 2007.
· The theme of this year's World Rabies Day is 'Rabies: Facts, Not Fear'.
Important facts
About the virus
v Virus is a small parasite that cannot reproduce on its own.
v Most viruses have either RNA or DNA as their genetic material.
v The discovery of viruses: Dmitry Ivanovsky (1892).
v First known virus: Tobacco mosaic virus.
v Father of Virology: Martinus Bejerinck
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