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***  YOU CAN PREVENT RABIES POSTER CONTEST  ***

As part of World Rabies Day 2008, the Maryland Department of Healthand Mental Hygiene, Center for Veterinary Public Health is sponsoring a poster contest open to all Maryland students in grades 5 – 8.   Posters should illustrate the ways people and communities can help prevent rabies. 

  • Students will be divided by grade into two groups:
    • 5th and 6th graders
    • 7th and 8th graders
  • All entrants will receive a World Rabies Day bookmark
  • First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded in each of the two groups. The first place winner in each group will receive a World Rabies Day messenger bag and choice of:
    • 2 tickets to the National Aquarium in Baltimore,
    • 4 tickets to the Maryland Science Center, or
    • 4 tickets to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
  • Submissions are due no later than October 24, 2008
  • Winners will be announced on November 14, 2008
  • All entries must be submitted with an Entry / Release Form

Please see Contest Rules for complete details.

DHMH would like to thank the National Aquarium in Baltimore, the Maryland Science Center,
and the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore for their contributions.

Introduction

Rabies is a viral disease of mammals that is most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The virus attacks the nervous system and affects the brain and spinal cord of humans and animals. In Maryland, rabies is most frequently found in raccoons, cats, foxes, skunks, bats, and groundhogs.

See the Rabies Fact Sheet below for more information on rabies and how you can prevent it.

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