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  2. Rabies - Wikipedia

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    Immunizing people before they are exposed is recommended for those at high risk, including those who work with bats or who spend prolonged periods in areas of the world where rabies is common. [1] In people who have been exposed to rabies, the rabies vaccine and sometimes rabies immunoglobulin are effective in preventing the disease if the ...

  3. Prevalence of rabies - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, there was no human death due to rabies. [55] In November 2024, a California art teacher died from rabies, about a month after being bitten by a bat she found in her classroom. [56] In 2024, there was also a rabies human death in Minnesota (contracted from a bat), [57] and a rabies human death in Kentucky (believed to have been acquired ...

  4. Rabies virus - Wikipedia

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    3D still showing rabies virus structure. Rhabdoviruses have helical symmetry, so their infectious particles are approximately cylindrical in shape. They are characterized by an extremely broad host spectrum ranging from plants [citation needed] to insects [citation needed] and mammals; human-infecting viruses more commonly have icosahedral symmetry and take shapes approximating regular polyhedra.

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    The CDC recommends people who are at risk of being exposed to rabies get a pre-exposure vaccination. What is rabies? Rabies is a preventable but lethal viral disease that only affects mammals.

  6. Rabies vaccine - Wikipedia

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    After exposure to rabies, there is no contraindication to its use, because the untreated virus is virtually 100% fatal. [11] [13] The first rabies vaccine was introduced in 1885 and was followed by an improved version in 1908. [14] Over 29 million people worldwide receive human rabies vaccine annually. [15]

  7. Peanut the Squirrel Euthanized, Social Media Star's Owner ...

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    "On Oct. 30, DEC seized a raccoon and squirrel sharing a residence with humans, creating the potential for human exposure to rabies. In addition, a person involved with the investigation was ...

  8. List of deadliest animals to humans - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide, measured by the number of humans killed per year. Different lists have varying criteria and definitions, so lists from different sources disagree and can be contentious. This article contains a compilation of lists from several reliable sources.

  9. Rabies in animals - Wikipedia

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    Most cases of humans contracting rabies from infected animals are in developing nations. In 2010, an estimated 26,000 people died from the disease, down from 54,000 in 1990. [6] The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that dogs are the main source of human rabies deaths, contributing up to 99% of all transmissions of the disease to humans. [7]