Rabies Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... Signs and symptoms of rabies usually appear within one to three months after exposure. Rabies is nearly always fatal once symptoms appear. Death from breathing failure often happens within a week afte...

Causes
... Most often rabies transmission occurs through the bite of a rabid animal. Rarely, people contract rabies when saliva from an infected animal comes in contact with their eyes, nose, mouth or a wound. T...

Rabies Prevention

Prevention
... The first thing to do if you''ve been bitten by an animal is thoroughly wash the wound or area of exposure with soap and water. This is one of the most effective methods to decrease the chance of infe...

Rabies Treatment

Treatment
... If your doctor determines that you likely were exposed to rabies, treatment begins at once. The sooner you begin treatment, the greater your chance of recovery. If you live in the United States and re...

Rabies Other

Rabies
... What is rabies? Rabies is an acute and deadly viral infection of the central nervous system. It is one of the most terrifying diseases known to man. Although rabies in humans is rare in the United Sta...

Rabies
... Rabies, an acute, fatal encephalomyelitis caused by neurotropic viruses in the family Rhabdoviridae, genus Lyssavirus, is almost always transmitted by an animal bite that inoculates the virus into wou...