Rabies, also known as dog rabies, rage disease or rabies, is an infectious disease known for thousands of years that threatens the central nervous system in humans and animals through the rabies virus.
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Treatment must be given immediately after infection or suspicion of infection; because when symptoms appear, it is usually too late for treatment. Symptoms may include fever, feeling sick, headache, nausea and vomiting.
99% of human cases worldwide are dog-borne. According to WHO estimates, approximately 55,000 people die of rabies each year.
Therapy: Immediate active vaccination and treatment with antibodies, such as immunoglobulin, even if there is only a suspicion of infection.
Size of the pathogen: 0.18 µm
Incubation period: 15 - 90 days
Probability of death: up to 99
Infections per year: 330,000
Evidence since: 1880 Was this article useful for you? > Then please press the LOB thumb now!
