Warning Signs Of Rabies

Rabies usually occurs due to a bite from a wild mammal such as a raccoon, fox, bat, skunk, or stray dog. The virus spreads through the saliva. Any mammal, including humans, may contract the illness. The disease is preventable even though it is a virus. The damaging virus attacks the central nervous system, causing brain damage and eventually death if the rabies infection is not treated. Initially, the disease exhibits certain flu-like symptoms. If not addressed, rabies symptoms advance to insomnia, anxiety, partial paralysis, hallucinations, excess saliva (drooling), trouble swallowing, and fear of water. The rabid individual dies within days of the last symptoms occurring.