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Abstract
Acute VIRAL CNS INFECTION affecting mammals, including humans. It is caused by RABIES VIRUS and usually spread by contamination with virus-laden saliva of bites inflicted by rabid animals. Important animal vectors include the dog, cat, bat, fox, raccoon, skunk, and wolf.
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- Hydrophobia
- Lyssa
- Lyssas
- Encephalitic Rabies
- Furious Rabies
- Paralytic Rabies
- Furious Raby
- Rabies, Encephalitic
- Rabies, Furious
- Raby, Furious
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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human & animal; coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Rabies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011818. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011818
- Rabies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies
- Rabies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39222