rabies
4
3.5
- noun
- /ˈreɪbiːz/
- Specialized
:
rabia
- Rabies occurs only in warm-blooded animals.
- rabies virus
I said no guys, I've had a rabies shot before.
- I said no guys, I've had a rabies shot before.
- If you get bitten, you get a rabies shot out of an abundance of caution.
- If you do not get that shot and you experience symptoms of rabies, they are fatal.
- But you, we do immunize wildlife against rabies.
- They actually use baits that have a rabies vaccine in them to normally suppress rabies and wild animal populations.
- She found out I have rabies and she doesn't.
- The person who wins the rat race slowly mutates into a rabies infested rodent.
Examples
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Rabies virus causes severe encephalitis in a wide range of mammals, including humans.
Academic text (2012) -
If you do not get that shot and you experience symptoms of rabies, they are fatal.
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If you do not get that shot and you experience symptoms of rabies, they are fatal.
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Rabies takes months for symptoms to show.
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Rabies around here is no joke.
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Rabies is spread through bites, right?
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If you get bitten, you get a rabies shot out of an abundance of caution.
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Rabies has not been reported on the adjacent Navajo Nation for many years.
Academic text (2012) -
Rabies is just about 100% fatal, and it is a testable claim (see above).
Blog text (34) -
Rabies is often a condition of carnivores and bats, mostly transmissible to people simply by bites.
Blog text (19)
Synonyms
A serious virus that attacks the brain and nerves of animals and people and spreads by animal bites
An old name for rabies, a dangerous disease spread by animal bites
Compounds
How Painful
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- Specialized
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3.5
- Specialized
113
3.9
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50
3.3
17
1.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rabies comes from the old Latin word rabies meaning 'madness' and from the verb rabere meaning 'to rage'. This is the same root as the English word rabid, and because infected animals often become violent and 'mad', the disease was named rabies.