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Animal bites cause a big burden worldwide in terms of morbidity and mortality. As per WHO, dog bites are the cause of major animal bite injuries followed by snake bites, cat bites, and monkey bites. Annually about 55,000–60,000 persons die of rabies, of which nearly one-third are from India alone. Rabies, though being a 100% fatal disease, is also a potentially preventable disease. Objective: To estimate the proportion of animal bites in patients attending anti-rabies clinic of a tertiary hospital, Mysuru. Material & Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during the period of June 2018 - May 2019. Secondary data was collected from the registers available at the anti-rabies clinic in KR Hospital, Mysuru, using a pretested proforma. This information was compiled in an excel sheet and analysed using simple measures like proportions, percentages, and graphs. Results: A total of 3861 animal bite cases were reported, out of which, 69.1% were males and 30.9% were females. Dog bites contributed the highest (92.1%) followed by cat bites (5.2%). As per the category of wounds, 59.6% were Category 2 and 36.2% were Category 3 wounds. Conclusion: Dog bite is the commonest animal bite which needs to be addressed as a priority with appropriate preventive strategies. There is a pressing need to create awareness among the general population about the need for timely health care seeking behaviour and to avail the benefit of free anti-rabies vaccination in the public health sector in order to prevent the risk of fatal events. How to cite this article:Suresh H, Ahmed M, Khan MA. Profile of Animal Bite Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mysuru. Int J Preven Curat Comm Med. 2021;7(1):25-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2454.325X.202104

Author's summary Seventy percent people are able to recognize chest pain as myocardial infarction (MI) symptoms. There is no difference in awareness of MI symptoms between male and female. There is wide variation in awareness of MI symptoms. The prevalence varies from less than 5% in African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania and in Asian countries such as Nepal to as high as 90% in Germany., Background and Objectives Knowledge about myocardial Infarction (MI) symptoms is crucial because inadequate awareness ensures direct association with patient delay and adverse health events subsequently. Methods PRISMA guidelines were followed while conducting the systematic review with PROSPERO number CRD42020219802. An electronic search was conducted comprehensively through 5 databases to find those relevant articles systematically. Prevalence was calculated for each typical symptom of MI separately and subgroup analysis according to continent, country, gender and ethnicity was done. Meta-Analysis was conducted by using statistical software R version 3.4.3. A random-effects model was used. Results Studies from 35 different countries with 120,988,548 individuals were included in the final analysis. The prevalence of chest pain awareness was highest, while it was lowest for jaw, back, and neck pain. There was no difference in terms of awareness in males and females. Prevalence of awareness of typical MI symptoms was higher in the Caucasian white, white, and non-Hispanic white groups than in other groups. The prevalence varies from less than 5% in African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania and Asian countries such as Nepal to as high as 90% in Germany. Conclusions People are well aware of chest pain as a symptom of MI. However, there is limited knowledge regarding other typical symptoms of MI.