A rapidly progressive central nervous system (CNS) infection caused by a ribonucleic acid (RNA) rhabdovirus affecting humans and mammals
May present with symptoms of encephalitis or p...
History of animal exposure; h...
If untreated, rabies has the highest case fatality rate of any infectious disease; generally considered to be 100% fatal once symptoms develop.
To date, fewer than 20 cases of sur...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rabies. http://www.cdc.gov/rabies.
Moore SM. Challenges of Rabies Serology: Defining Context of Interpreta...
A82.9 Rabies, unspecified
Z20.3 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to rabies
Caused by RNA virus and transmitted by infected animal saliva
Rabies is a vaccine-preventable virus.
Seek immediate treatment if exposed to scratch, bite, or saliva of potentially infect...
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