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  2. Rabies - Wikipedia

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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") due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Early symptoms can include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure. [1]

  3. History of software - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Software is a set of programmed instructions stored in the memory of stored-program digital computers for execution by the processor. Software is a recent development in human history and is fundamental to the Information Age. Ada Lovelace 's programs for Charles Babbage 's Analytical Engine in the 19th century are often considered the ...

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    Rabies, which affects mammals and can be passed to people, is almost always fatal once symptoms appear. Rabies spreads via saliva, usually through bites but also sometimes when animals lick and groom each other. The virus has long been seen in wild animals such as raccoons, coyotes, foxes, jackals and in domestic dogs.

  5. Rabies vaccine - Wikipedia

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    The rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies. [11] There are several rabies vaccines available that are both safe and effective. [11] Vaccinations must be administered prior to rabies virus exposure or within the latent period after exposure to prevent the disease. [12] Transmission of rabies virus to humans typically occurs through a ...

  6. Social history of viruses - Wikipedia

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    Rabies is an often fatal disease caused by the infection of mammals with rabies virus. In the 21st century it is mainly a disease that affects wild mammals such as foxes and bats, but it is one of the oldest known virus diseases: rabies is a Sanskrit word ( rabhas ) that dates from 3000 BC, [ 35 ] which means "madness" or "rage", [ 31 ] and the ...

  7. Louis Pasteur - Wikipedia

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    Louis Pasteur ForMemRS (/ ˈ l uː i p æ ˈ s t ɜːr /, French: [lwi pastœʁ] ⓘ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him.

  8. Software engineering - Wikipedia

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    Software engineering is an engineering approach to software development. [1][2][3] A practitioner, called a software engineer, applies the engineering design process to develop software. The terms programmer and coder overlap software engineer, but they imply only the construction aspect of typical software engineer workload.

  9. Rabies virus - Wikipedia

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    Rabies virus, scientific name Rabies lyssavirus, is a neurotropic virus that causes rabies in animals, including humans. It can cause violence, hydrophobia, and fever. Rabies transmission can also occur through the saliva of animals and less commonly through contact with human saliva. Rabies lyssavirus, like many rhabdoviruses, has an extremely ...