rabies
IPA: rˈeɪbiz
noun
- (pathology) An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.
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Examples of "rabies" in Sentences
- It's the medical term for rabies.
- Why is rabies also called hydrophobia
- Human rabies is extremely rare in the UK.
- The most wellknown example of this is rabies.
- The severity of spread is nothing like rabies.
- The wolf was killed and tested negative for rabies.
- The rabies virus is a member of the Lyssavirus genus.
- It was thought at one time to be the cause of rabies.
- Foravirumab is a monoclonal antibody for the prophylaxis of rabies.
- Rafivirumab is a monoclonal antibody for the prophylaxis of rabies.
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