rabies
61rabies — s (oböj …
62rabies — A disease of flesh eating animals, including man, affecting the nervous system and characterized by violent convulsions. See Pasteur treatment …
63rabies — n. a contagious and fatal viral disease esp. of dogs, transmissible through the saliva to humans etc. and causing madness and convulsions; hydrophobia. Etymology: L f. rabere rave …
64rabies-like viruses — Lyssavirus …
65Prevalence of rabies — Almost all human deaths caused by rabies originate from Asia and Africa. There are an estimated 55,000 human deaths annually from rabies worldwide, with about 31,000 in Asia, and 24,000 in Africa. [“Rabies” (2006) World Health Organisation. [http …
66World Rabies Day — World Rabies Day, observed on September 28th each year, is a global initiative to raise awareness about the continuing burden of Rabies and how the disease can be prevented. The campaign brings together thousands of individuals from health… …
67Oral vaccination against rabies — Baits with vaccine for oral vaccination Oral vaccination against rabies is a preventive measure to eradicate rabies in wild animals, vectors of disease, mainly foxes and rare raccoons, raccoon dogs, coyotes and jackals, but also can be used for… …
68Alliance for Rabies Control — The Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC) is a UK registered charity. It was created in 2006 to alleviate the burden of rabies across the world by promoting and implementing rabies control, prevention and education programs while accounting for… …
69paralytic rabies — n rabies marked by sluggishness and by early paralysis esp. of the muscles of jaw and throat called also dumb rabies compare FURIOUS RABIES * * * a stage or form of rabies in which the most prominent symptom is ascending paralysis. Called also… …
70furious rabies — fu·ri·ous rabies fyu̇r ē əs n rabies characterized by spasm of the muscles of throat and diaphragm, choking, salivation, extreme excitement, and evidence of fear often manifested by indiscriminate snapping at objects compare PARALYTIC RABIES * *… …
