Infections in fruit bats, the natural reservoir for the virus, seem to be asymptomatic. However, pigs can suffer from respiratory and neurological symptoms. Infection in humans is often highly fatal, and clinical manifestation is characterized by fever, headache, visual and motor skill dysfunction, ...
Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms develop. A vaccine given after a wound but before symptoms almost always prevents the disease.
Figure 1. Spatio-temporal distribution of laboratory-confirmed rabid dogs and water channels system in the city of Arequipa, March 2015–March 2016 (different heights in timeline are used only to avoid overlap). The reemergence of the virus transmission in Arequipa has been associated with the ...
Symptoms include depression, headache, nausea, seizures, anorexia, muscle stiffness, and increased production of saliva. Abnormal sensations, such as itching, around the site of exposure are a common early symptom. The muscles of the throat become paralyzed so that the person cannot swallow or ...