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Rabies

noun

An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain. Synonyms: hydrophobia, lyssa, madness.

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"Rabies" Quotes from Famous Books

... system, that is transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal and the inoculation of the wound with the virus present in the saliva. It is commonly considered a disease of dogs, but because of the disposition of rabid dogs to bite other animals, rabies is common ...

— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.

... cried Jones in horror. "Come here! Look! That dog is dying of rabies! Hydrophobia! The ...

— The Last of the Plainsmen • Zane Grey

... never go away anywhere without a gun. Good thing there was a bounty on coyotes; the money would look big to the kid, anyway. It occurred to him further that he could tell them there was danger of running into a rabid coyote. Rabies had caused a good deal of trouble in the State, so he could make ...

— Starr, of the Desert • B. M Bower