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What is rabies?

What is rabies? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) A disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.
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Consider rabies vaccinations if you are travelling to an area where rabies is common.
He went on to develop a rabies vaccine that was made from the spinal cords of rabid rabbits.
If an animal that is possibly infected with rabies bites you, you must be treated promptly.
Human or equine rabies immunoglobulin should be given if any wounds penetrate the skin.
Has the patient been in contact with saliva of an animal likely to cause rabies?
Reliable data on rabies are scarce in many areas of the globe, making it difficult to assess its full impact on human and animal health.

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