rabies
11rabies — ► NOUN ▪ a dangerous disease of dogs and other mammals, caused by a virus transmissible through the saliva to humans and causing madness and convulsions. ORIGIN Latin, from rabere rave …
12rabies — [rā′bēz] n. [L, madness < rabere: see RABID] an acute, infectious viral disease of mammals, that attacks the central nervous system: it can be transmitted to people through the bite of an infected animal and is characterized by choking,… …
13Rabies — eMedicine2|ped|1974 MeshID = D011818Rabies (from la. rabies, “madness, rage, fury.” Also known as “hydrophobia”) is a viral zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in mammals. It is most commonly… …
14Rabies — A potentially fatal viral infection that attacks the central nervous system. The rabies virus is carried primarily by wild animals, especially bats and raccoons. It finds its way to humans by direct contact with infected wild animals or by… …
15rabies — rabic /rab ik, ray bik/, adj. /ray beez/, n. Pathol. an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA …
16Rabies — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A82. Tollwut [Rabies] A82.0 Wildtier Tollwut A82.1 Haustier Tollwut …
17rabies — hydrophobia; n. an acute virus disease of the central nervous system that affects all warm blooded animals and is usually transmitted to humans by a bite from an infected dog. Symptoms appear after an incubation period ranging from 10 days to… …
18rabies — noun (plural rabies) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, madness, from rabere to rave more at rage Date: circa 1598 an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus… …
19rabies — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, Texas fever, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, aphthous fever, bacillary… …
20rabies — n. to come down with, get rabies * * * [ reɪbiːz] get rabies to come down with …
