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rabies


Main Entry: ra·bies
Pronunciation: \ˈrā-bēz\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural rabies
: an acute virus disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) transmitted in infected saliva usually through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated—called also hydrophobia

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