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In countries where dogs commonly have the disease, more than 99% of rabies cases in humans are the direct result of dog bites. [11] In the Americas, bat bites are the most common source of rabies infections in humans, and less than 5% of cases are from dogs. [1] [11] Rodents are very rarely infected with rabies. [11]
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In 28 Days Later (2002), a horror film set in post-apocalyptic Britain, an artificial virus called "Rage" causes humans to become frenzied and uncontrollably aggressive. The virus exhibits similar features to rabies, with discoloration of the eyes, unpredictable behavior, the urge to bite, and the spread of the virus through saliva.
The number of new cases a year of acute encephalitis in Western countries is 7.4 cases per 100,000 people per year. In tropical countries, the incidence is 6.34 per 100,000 people per year. [35] The number of cases of encephalitis has not changed much over time, with about 250,000 cases a year from 2005 to 2015 in the US.
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[2] [3] [4] Diseases associated with member viruses include rabies encephalitis caused by the rabies virus, and flu-like symptoms in humans caused by vesiculoviruses. The name is derived from Ancient Greek rhabdos, meaning rod, referring to the shape of the viral particles. [5] The family has 40 genera, most assigned to three subfamilies. [6]
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]
In 2022, there was no human death due to rabies. [50] In November 2024, a California art teacher died from rabies, about a month after being bitten by a bat she found in her classroom. [51] In 2024, there was also a rabies human death in Minnesota (contracted from a bat), [52] and a rabies human death in Kentucky (believed to have been acquired ...