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Rabies

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

RABIES

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RABIES VIRUS

  • Rabies was first discovered in 1885
  • Rabies was discovered by Louis Pasteur
  • They think the origin is North America but they're not sure

METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DISEASE

  • When an organisms gets rabies and bites another organism the saliva in the bite goes into the body

SYMPTOMS

Fever ,headache,excess salivation, muscle spasms,paralysis
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TREATMENTS

there is no treatment

More than 15 million people get rabies each year

The death rate is 99%
and the incubation period is 6-30 days

FUN FACTS

  • The word rabies came from rage
  • Any animal can get rabies
  • Rabies is more common in cats than dogs

FUN FACTS

  • Rabies vaccines can have side effects
  • You can't tell if a dog hAs rabies by physical appearance

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