Rabies Medical Journal

Rabies | Emergency Medicine | JAMA | JAMA …

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Encephalitic rabies presents with agitation, confusion, and a fear of water (since swallowing can create intense spasms in the throat). Paralytic rabies presents with muscle weakness, paralysis, and coma. Death occurs in nearly 100% of patients with rabies because there are no effective treatments once the virus infects the central nervous system.

Epidemiology of Rabies and Current US Vaccine Guidelines

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32752569/

Rabies is an acute encephalitis that is caused by rabies virus (RABV) infection, which belongs to the Rhabdoviridae family of viruses. It causes about 59,000 …

Rabies is still a fatal but neglected disease: a case report …

https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13256-021-03164-y

The likelihood of seeking medical services following rabies exposure was higher for high-income earners, people bitten by dogs of unknown ownership, where the …

Rabies | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/30/1/4/323391

Rhabdoviruses: Rabies Virus - Medical Microbiology

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8618/

Rabies virus causes acute infection of the central nervous system. Five general stages are recognized in humans: incubation, prodrome, acute neurologic period, coma, and death. …

Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2020

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Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2020 in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 260 Issue 10 (2022) ISSN: 0003-1488 Publication Date: 01 Jul 2022 Headings …

Management of Rabies in Humans - Oxford Academic

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/36/1/60/283656

Abstract. Rabies is a fatal disease in humans, and, to date, the only survivors of the disease have received rabies vaccine before the onset of illness. The approach to …

Rabies: Symptoms, causes, vaccine, treatment, and …

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Rabies is a viral infection that primarily spreads through a bite from an infected animal. Without early treatment, it is usually fatal. It is an RNA virus of the …

Rabies - epidemiology, pathogenesis, public health …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28643547/

Rabies is a zoonotic, fatal and progressive neurological infection caused by rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus and family Rhabdoviridae. It affects all warm-blooded animals and …

Rabies | NEJM - New England Journal of Medicine

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199311253292208

Rabies (“rage” or “madness” in Latin) has been the object of human fascination, torment, and fear since the disease was recognized in antiquity 1. Improvements in prevention during the past 50...