Symptoms
The fear of water is also known as this.
What is "hydrophobia"?
The first written record of rabies causing death in dogs and humans is found in this area where Babylonians had to pay a fine if their dog transmitted rabies to another person.
What is the Mosaic Esmuna Code of Babylon in 2300 B.C.?
This fast acting shot is to prevent the virus from infecting you.
What is Rabies Immune Globulin?
This is a viral infection of the brain that is transmitted by animals.
What is rabies?
Cranial nerves are controlled by a “processing center” in the brain known as this.
What is medulla oblongata?
Excessive salivation is also known as this.
What is "hypersalivation"?
In the first century A.D., the Roman scholar Celsus correctly suggested that rabies was transmitted by the saliva of the biting animal. He incorrectly suggested this as a cure.
What is a by holding the victim under water?
Rabies vaccines are given in what part of the body.
What is the arm?
Rabies causes inflammation to these two things.
What is the brain and spinal cord?
This is how the rabies virus is detected.
What is a skin biopsy?
The involuntary fear and sensitivity to fresh air, breezes, or drafts is called this.
What is "aerophobia"?
In the 18th century, madstones were thought to have curative powers by drawing the madness out of a bite. A madstone is...
What is calcified hairballs found in the stomachs of ruminants such as cows, goats and deer?
In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people receive one dose of HRIG and four doses of rabies vaccine this amount of days.
What is a 14-day period?
The virus travels along nerves to the spinal cord and then to the brain, where it is then multiplied. From there, it will travel along other nerves to this.
What is salivary glands and into the saliva?
These are the effects of rabies.
What is inflammation of brain, restlessness/insomnia, confusion, and paralysis.
Inflammation of the brain is also known as this.
What is "encephalitis"?
This famous American writer, editor, and literary critic died in 1849 after being thought to have been bit by a rabid dog.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Once bitten, this should be the your first at home treatment.
What is thoroughly washing the wound as soon as possible with soap and water for approximately five minutes?
The virus usually takes this many days.
What is 30 days?
Spasms of the muscles in the throat and larynx occur due to the medulla oblongata being effected, which is the area in the brain that controls these three things.
What is swallowing, speaking, and breathing?
Difficulty swallowing is also known as this.
What is "dysphagia"?
This French chemistry teacher gave the first real treatment for rabies in the 1880's. He discovered this about dabbling with chicken cholera.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
HRIG is known as this.
What is Human Rabies Immunoglobulin?
The time of the virus to spread depends on the location of this.
What is location of the bite?
Often times, rabies symptoms are overlooked because the first few symptoms are similar to this.
What is the flu?