rabies

Fatal bite disease

Rabies is a viral disease transmitted through the saliva of infected animals, typically via bites.

It attacks the nervous system and is almost always fatal once symptoms appear.

The disease causes aggression, confusion, and hydrophobia—an aversion to water due to difficulty swallowing.

The dog was quarantined to rule out rabies.

Vaccination after exposure can prevent the disease from developing.

transmission

bite

Pierce with teeth

infected · vector · bat · dog · raccoon · skunk · fox · canine · wildlife · stray

disease

encephalitis

Inflammatory brain condition

  • zoonosisAnimal-to-human disease transmission
  • infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
  • fatalCausing death or ruin

incubation · paralysis · encephalopathy · neurological · coma · pathogen · viral · endemic · epidemic · mortality

prevention

vaccine

Disease prevention injection

booster · immunoglobulin · serum · shots · antirabies · titer · veterinary · vaccination · clinic · prevention

symptoms

foaming

Producing froth or bubbles

hallucination · aerophobia · confusion · fever · hypersalivation · excitability · furious · paralytic · dumb · convulsion

control

quarantine

Isolation preventing disease transmission

animal control · euthanasia · biosecurity · surveillance · reporting · leash laws · vaccination mandate · culling · trap · neuter

madness

frenzy

Violent mental agitation

  • berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
  • crazedWildly out of control
  • furyIntense violent anger

wildness · unhinged · violent · frantic · manic · possessed · fearless · unprovoked · erratic · nocturnal

Categories
Opposites
disease state

rabieshealth

Condition of body, mind

wellness · immunity · uninfected · disease-free · vaccination

curability/treatability

rabiesstrep throat

Bacterial infection of pharynx

bacterial infection · common cold · UTI · pneumonia · ear infection

pathogen type

rabiesbacterial infection

Illness from harmful microorganisms

streptococcus · tuberculosis · cholera · tetanus · anthrax

Phrases
Family

rabid, rabidly

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG