Rabies is caused by the rabies virus and is a zoonotic disease. Although rabies is called "rabies", it is not only dogs that can be transmitted to rabies, cats, bats and other animals can also carry rabies virus, but the vast majority of rabies cases are transmitted by dogs. As long as it is bitten and scratched by an animal with rabies, it is possible to spread rabies. The most frightening thing is that it may not be spared if it has licked its wounds.
Why is rabies terrible? After a person is bitten, the rabies virus enters the wound and directly attacks the brain, rapidly proliferating in the spinal cord and various parts of the brain, with an incubation period of 30-90 days. In general, the closer the wound is to the brain, or the more virus enters, the shorter the incubation period. Once onset, the case fatality rate is extremely high, almost 100%. The typical symptoms of rabies are water fear, muscle spasms in the throat and other parts of the throat during swallowing and the appearance of fear of drinking water, and sometimes even hearing the sound of water can cause laryngeal spasm, so it is also called hydrophobia. In addition, patients will also be afraid of restlessness, fear of wind, breathing difficulties, etc. (via Popular Science China)
Source: Guangdong 12320
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