What is rabies?!


Question: What is rabies!?
okay im doing a project on rabies and i know what rabies is, but im stiil unsure of what it exactly does to the body, i know it effects the nervous system and brain, but what does it do to them, or how does rabies make the brain and nervous system act differently!?

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Answers:
Rabies virus infects the central nervous system, causing encephalopathy and ultimately death!. Early symptoms of rabies in humans are nonspecific, consisting of fever, headache, and general malaise!. As the disease progresses, neurological symptoms appear and may include insomnia, anxiety, confusion, slight or partial paralysis, excitation, hallucinations, agitation, hypersalivation, difficulty swallowing, and hydrophobia (fear of water)!. Death usually occurs within days of the onset of symptoms!.

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Rabies (Latin: rabies, "madness, rage, fury" also "hydrophobia") is a viral zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in mammals!.

I hope this helps!. For more info go to wikipedia and search 'rabies'!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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