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Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. [1] It was historically referred to as hydrophobia ("fear of water") because its victims panic when offered liquids to drink. Early symptoms can include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure. [1]
The Partners for Rabies Prevention created the Blueprint for Rabies Control, [10] a freely available practical guide used by countries in their national planning. In 2015, the Global Alliance for Rabies Control established the Pan-African Rabies Control Network, [11] which includes governments from 37 countries. The network unites all sub ...
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 ...
Rabies is present in humans in two separate stages, Dr. Drake Matuska, family physician at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis., tells Yahoo Life. “Rabies does have an early-disease ...
An unidentified Fresno County individual died of rabies despite treatment after probably being bitten by a bat, the first human case in the area in 32 years.
Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (cf. mortality rate).It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease.
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]
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]