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Also known as: hydrophobia, lyssa
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Also called:
hydrophobia or lyssa
Key People:
Louis Pasteur
Sir Victor Horsley
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Suspected rabies claims life of Erode native • Oct. 15, 2024, 4:38 AM ET (The Hindu)
Child Dies of Rabies After Bat Broke Into Bedroom • Oct. 4, 2024, 7:30 AM ET (Newsweek)
Patient Exposed to Bat in Minnesota Dies From Rabies, Officials Say • Sep. 29, 2024, 4:20 AM ET (New York Times)
Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies • Sep. 28, 2024, 12:37 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

rabies, acute, ordinarily fatal, viral disease of the central nervous system that is usually spread among domestic dogs and wild carnivorous animals by a bite. All warm-blooded animals, including humans, are susceptible to rabies infection. The virus, a rhabdovirus, is often present in the salivary glands of rabid animals and is excreted in the saliva; thus, the bite of the infected animal introduces the virus into a fresh wound. Under favourable conditions, the virus propagates along nerve tissue from the wound to the brain and becomes established in the central nervous system. After a time it spreads via nerves to ...(100 of 721 words)

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