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Rabies has no cure or treatment. If you have it, you will die. However, if you are infected with rabies, and you are quick enough, you can go to a hospital and get a number of shots injected into your stomach, belly button area, to prevent the disease. But these shots only work if you get them within a few hours of being infected.

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Is rabies a virus?

Yes, rabies is a viral disease that affects mammals, including humans. It is caused by the rabies virus, which is usually transmitted through the bite of an infected animal. Rabies is a serious and often fatal illness if not treated promptly.


What is the prognosis of rabies?

Without prompt treatment, rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear. However, if immediate medical attention and post-exposure prophylaxis are given after exposure to the virus, the prognosis is very good.


What is an example of a Zoonosis?

An example of a zoonosis is rabies. It is caused by a virus that is commonly transmitted from infected animals, such as bats or dogs, to humans through saliva during bites or scratches. Rabies is a serious viral infection that affects the central nervous system and can be fatal if not treated promptly.


Can you die from rabies?

Yes you can die from rabies if you don't get a shot quickly but their isn't much to worry about as their are very little recorded cases of rabies in 1st world countries and 97% of rabies suffers get rabies from dogs. However 55,000 recorded deaths each year from rabies happen in Asia and Africa.


How does the rabies virus attack or invade the human nervous system?

The rabies virus travels to the brain and spinal cord cells, their main hosts, and enters the cell. Then, it 'orders' the host to produce the rabies cell parts. After that, the parts assemble and when the host is overfilled with the virus, it bursts and the new cells go off to attack more cells. How cheerful! (sarcasm here)

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What can rabies do?

If not treated properly, rabies may cause death.


How bad is the rabies virus?

Rabies can kill if not properly treated in time.


What is rabies and how were people treated for it in the 1950s?

this is absublutely no help


How was rabies treated during the Yukon gold rush?

Rabies were treated by people like jordon C doing stuff that bashed the rabie and owned it until it got out :)


Can you die from a chipmunk?

If it has Rabies, bites you and you aren't treated. Yes.


How do you treat rabies?

If someone contracts rabies then it should ideally be treated straight away. If it is administered quickly the treatment can be effective.


How is the fear of rabies treated?

By giving placebo injections or anti-rabies injections. That depend on the individual patient and local legislation.


Can rabies kill cats?

Yes. Any mammal infected with rabies will die unless treated before symptoms show.


Can a dog survive with rabies?

No, a dog cannot survive with rabies. Rabies is a deadly viral disease that affects the central nervous system and is almost always fatal if not treated promptly.


Is Rabies a non-lethal disease?

Unless treated, Rabies is lethal. I messes with the brain and does not allow the infected organism to properly function.


How long does it take for a person to die from rabies?

if not immediately treated, the person is not expected to live for more than a couple days of contracting rabies. it is almost always fatal if not treated.


Do dead rabbits have rabies?

of course! its a virus so it can be transmitted to anyone.