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 Uncontrollable Sex Drive Linked to Deadly Rabies
Uncontrollable Sex Drive Linked to Deadly Rabies
Researchers have revealed that the rabies virus could take a woman from distressing sexual symptoms to death in less than a week. They cite the case of an Indian woman who told her docto... 
 Study Finds Rabies Virus a Potential Cure for Cancer
Study Finds Rabies Virus a Potential Cure for Cancer
The vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), belonging to the same family as the deadly Rabies-virus, has been found to play a dual role in killing cancer cells. Certain types of cancer cells e... 
 Rabies Haunts Bali
Rabies Haunts Bali
Recent reports from health officials in Bali suggest the intense measures taken by the Island administration in controlling the spread of the disease, which has not spared any district in th... 

 Rabies Outbreak in Bali Claims 100th Victim
Rabies Outbreak in Bali Claims 100th Victim
A health official said on Friday that an outbreak of rabies on the Indonesian resort island of Bali has claimed 100 lives over two years. "Sixty of them died in our hospital. The last tw... 
 World Rabies Day on September 28
World Rabies Day on September 28
The Veterinary Clinical Complex, GADVASU in Ludhiana will be celebrating the World Rabies Day on September 28 by conducting a free vaccination drive at its clinic from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. ... 
 Eight People Put Behind Bars in China Over Fake Rabies Vaccines
Eight People Put Behind Bars in China Over Fake Rabies Vaccines
Eight people have courted arrest in southern China for marketing fake rabies vaccines to local clinics, which caused the death of a four-year-old boy. Authorities in the Guangxi region e... 
 Bali Government Launches Historic Campaign to Eradicate Rabies
Bali Government Launches Historic Campaign to Eradicate Rabies
In a lead up to World Rabies Day the Bali government has just signed an agreement authorising a mass vaccination campaign to inoculate nearly 400,000 dogs as an essential first step toward... 
 Rabies Treatment - Successful Phase 1 Trial in India
Rabies Treatment - Successful Phase 1 Trial in India
A new rabies treatment developed by MassBiologics at the University of Massachusetts and the Serum Institute of India has achieved successful results in a Phase 1 trial. The recently com... 
 Secrets of Cross-species Rabies Transmission
Secrets of Cross-species Rabies Transmission
It is well-known that like most infectious diseases, rabies can attack several species. However, which species are going to be infected and why turns out to be a difficult problem that ... 
 Bali to Vaccinate Dogs to Combat Rabies Epidemic
Bali to Vaccinate Dogs to Combat Rabies Epidemic
The Indonesian government is to vaccinate all dogs on the holiday island of Bali to combat a raging rabies epidemic that has left 76 people dead over two years, an official said Friday. ... 
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A zoonotic viral disease, rabies causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals. The animal-human transmission takes place through contact with its saliva. The most characteristic feature of rabies is hydrophobia, or the ‘fear of water’.

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