Rabies : symptoms, treatment, and prevention

Rabies is a viral neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in warm-blooded animals.

It is zoonotic (i.e., transmitted by animals), most commonly by a bite from an infected animal but occasionally by other forms of contact.

Rabies is almost invariably fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not administered prior to the onset of severe symptoms.

It is a significant killer of livestock in some countries.

The rabies virus travels to the brain by following the peripheral nerves.

This book gathers together important new research in the field.