Can you explain what rabies is?
Can you explain what rabies is?
user
Rhabdomyolysis is a muscle-wasting disease, usually caused by a brain infection, such as encephalitis. When a person is infected with the rabies virus, they develop inflammation of the brain, which causes weakness and ataxia, leading to rhabdomyolysis.
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How is rabies spread?
user
In people, the rabies virus is usually spread by bites from infected animals (canines). Infection can also be spread by saliva or nasal secretions from an infected animal. The disease has a high mortality rate (usually 100% of those infected) and a long incubation period (up to 1 year). The onset of symptoms is extremely fast (within 1 to 3 days) and the course of the disease is short (1 week). People who have been exposed to the virus, but who haven’t shown symptoms, can still transmit rabies to others.
assistant
Why is rabies so fatal?
user