2. Rabies Carolina Alzate Annaliese Cofer

3. What is Rabies?  A deadly viral infection  Usually spread by rabid animals through infected saliva.  It affects the brain and nervous system.

4. 5 Common Symptoms  Hallucinations  Muscle Spasms  Seizures  Weakness or paralysis  Extreme sensitivity to bright light, sounds, or touch  Difficulty speaking

5. Current Research  Rabies is prevented/treated with vaccines  Rabies is fatal if untreated  If you’ve never been vaccinated: 5 doses of rabies vaccine is needed  If you’ve been previously vaccinated: 2 doses of rabies vaccine is needed

6. Who is most susceptible to this type of disease?  No one group of people are more open to rabies.  Children are most at risk.

7. Rabies Virus

8. Animals With Rabies

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