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HORRIBLE AND FATAL Rabies comes from a Latin word meaning "to rage" — an apropos description of the thrashing, hyperventilating death throes of victims of so-called "furious" rabies.
How the Rabies Epidemic Is Affecting Deer and Other Wildlife 2004
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Rabies is transmitted through biting, and the dementia and aggression of late-stage rabies can make people behave like wild animals.
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Rabies is transmitted through biting, and the dementia and aggression of late-stage rabies can make people behave like wild animals.
They're Alive: Real Scientific Reasons to Believe in Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies 2009
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Rabies is fairly rare in bats, and they're amazing and very useful animals.
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Rabies is a virus that attacks the brain and nervous system.
Rabies Vaccine 2008
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Rabies is contracted by exposure to the saliva of an infected animal.
Rabies Vaccine 2008
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Rabies is not 100% fatal (to humans) if you have shown symptoms, but all previous survival cases DID receive the vaccine after symptoms had shown.
Boing Boing: November 21, 2004 - November 27, 2004 Archives 2004
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This year's lineup includes anything from the Long Island sex comedy "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" to an Israeli horror film called "Rabies" to Michael Winterbottom's foodie travel-comedy "The Trip," with actor Steve Coogan playing a pretentious version of himself on a bed-and-breakfast trek through the English countryside.
Sharpening Its Lens, Even as It Expands Steve Dollar 2011
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The result is Rabies, which is being screened this week as part of Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MATTHEW HAYS 2011
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"However, rabies infection can be very effectively prevented by a combination of rabies vaccine and a product called Rabies Immune Globulin (RIG), which provides protection against rabies while the vaccine is taking effect so that makes it vitally important that anyone exposed to a bat seek medical care right away."
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