RABIES


Meaning of RABIES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrā-bēz ]

noun

( plural rabies )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, madness, from rabere to rave — more at rage

Date: circa 1598

: an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus ) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death

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