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The Deadly Virus: Rabies and Its Transmission
TLDR Rabies is a highly dangerous virus that is transmitted through bites from rabid mammals, such as dogs and bats. It can lie dormant in humans for months or even years, and is a major problem in lower income countries where vaccination and treatment may be inaccessible.
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Rabies is a very old virus that is found on every continent except Antarctica and is not a friendly virus.
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Louis Pasteur developed a vaccine for rabies in the late 19th century by introducing low levels of the virus to a living being, allowing them to produce antibodies to fight off the disease.
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Rabies replicates in the brain and then travels to the salivary glands, which is the main way the virus is transmitted through bites; there are two forms of rabies, encephalatic and paralytic, both of which are fatal once the virus reaches the central nervous system.
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Rabies is transmitted through bites from rabid mammals, which are often aggressive and have no fear of humans, and it can lie dormant in humans for months or years.
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Rabies can be transmitted through saliva, including through kissing, sharing a cigarette or glass, and even through organ transplants.
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Bats are more likely to transmit rabies than raccoons because they can enter places raccoons can't and their teeth are so fine that a person may not even realize they have been bitten.
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In Bali, they were rabies-free until 2008 when some dogs contracted rabies and bit people, leading to a government effort to eradicate the disease.
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Rabies is a major problem in lower income countries, where people often cannot afford to get vaccinated or inoculate their dogs, and the symptoms of rabies in humans include stomach pain, anxiety, restlessness, fever, increased aggression, excessive saliva, hallucinations, delirium, coma, sporadic pulse, and hydrophobia.
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In rare cases, people have survived rabies without being vaccinated or receiving treatment, and a procedure called the Milwaukee Protocol has been successful in saving the lives of some infected individuals.
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