RABIES VIRUS
History of Rabies Virus
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The disease was recognized inEgypt before 2300 B.C. and inancient Greece, where it wasdescribed by Aristotle.
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The method of transmission of rabies was not recognized until1804.
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Rabies is thought to beresponsible for the origin of vampire legends (bats, biting,hypersexuality are associatedwith rabies).
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Infects all Mammals. In NorthAmerica, rabies is most commonin skunks, foxes, raccoons, bats,dogs, and catsCauses the mostlethal of all infectious diseases.Even the most extreme modernmedical interventions are usuallynot successful.
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