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"Rabies"

by Krista Mifflin
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Definition: Rabies is 100% fatal viral disease once symptoms appear. Contracted by contact with an infected animal, rabies is a zoonotic disease that is transmittable and lethal to humans. Fatal and incurable viral infection that can be passed to and from any warm-blooded mammal, including humans.

    Symptoms
      Behavioural changes
      Loss of appetite
      Desire for isolation
      Anti-social behaviour
      Aggression
      Somnolence
      Lethargy
      Foaming at the mouth
      Paralysis
    Available Treatments
      None, preventative vaccine only.
    Possible Causes
      Rabies is transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal.

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