Summary
Rabies is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by viruses, which is usually transmitted through contact with saliva or through the bite of an infected animal. Without treatment, the outbreak of the disease always leads to death. The cause of death is usually respiratory arrest due to paralysis of the respiratory muscles.
The closer the point of virus entry to the central nervous system (CNS), the faster the disease breaks out. The virus infects the central nervous system, causing paralysis, cramps, sensations in the skin, but also anxiety, confusion and a tendency to throw tantrums. A simultaneous vaccination with rabies vaccine and rabies antibody can prevent the outbreak of the disease after the infection, if it is done in time.
