Rabies is caused by the rabies virus which is an infectious disease that destroys the nerve cells of the brain and cause death. It is a viral zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis or inflammation of the brain in mammals. Humans and most mammals develop this disease (HE-DC)
Rabies is a Latin word, meaning rage or fury. It probably receive this name because infected animals often become excited and attack any object or animal in their way. Rabies is also referred to hydrophobia which mean fear of water, this is one of many symptoms that infected animals receive (HE-DC).
Rabies is caused by a virus that lives in the saliva of a host. Most mammals can carry the rabies virus. If the host bites another animal or human being, or if some of the saliva enters an open wound, the victim may contract the rabies virus. Humans and some animals have devolved the deadly disease in caves containing millions of bats, by just breathing in the air. The virus can enter......
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