Davis told Fox News, "Rabies is a virus that is spread by the saliva of infected animals. Usually this will occur from a bite or saliva of the infected animal coming in contact with an open wound".

Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system. This article explains how it’s transmitted, what it looks like, and what to do if you’re bitten by an animal that might be infected.

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Retrograde axonal transport of rabies virus is unaffected by interferon treatment but blocked by emetine locally in axons. PLOS Pathogens, 2018; 14 (7): e1007188 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007188; ...

Rabies: What you need to know about the disease before going abroad - The recent death of a British woman from rabies is a sobering reminder of the risks posed by the fatal disease ...

Rabies can affect all mammals and is deadly if it is contracted without intervention from proper medical care. Here's what to know about the rabies virus, and what to do if you encounter rabid ...

Terrible Virus, Fascinating History In 'Rabid' Journalist Bill Wasik and his veterinarian wife, Monica Murphy, have teamed up for a new book on the cultural and scientific history of rabies ...

A woman is left shocked when a bat she rescued turned out to have had a rabies-like virus.

The rabies virus doesn’t stay alive for long after it’s outside its host. For example, as soon as saliva dries up, the virus dies with it, and it can be easily killed by soap, a detergent, or ...

The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County issued a 60-day rabies alert after a captured cat tested positive for the ...

Rabies is an incurable virus that attacks the brain and spinal cord. All mammals, including dogs and humans, can catch rabies. While it’s preventable and even treatable, it must be caught early on.

A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state since 1954 ...