The virus has a capacity to kill 99.9% of the people who become infected, making it one of the deadliest diseases in the world.2,3
Once rabies enters the central nervous system, it is almost 100% fatal4
The Five Clinical Stages of Rabies4* |
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Incubation | Prodrome | Acute Neurological Phase | Coma | Death | |
Duration | 5 days to >2 years | 0 – 10 days | 2 – 7 days | 5 – 14 days | Variable |
Symptoms6 | None | Fever Anorexia Nausea Vomiting Headache Malaise Lethargy Pain or paresthesias at bite site | Hyperventilation Hypoxia Aphasia Lack of coordination CNS signs (paresis, paralysis) Hydrophobia Pharyngeal spasms Confusion Delirium Hallucinations Marked hyperactivity Anxiety Agitation Depression | Pituitary dysfunction Hypoventilation Apnea Hypotension Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiac arrest Coma | Pneumothorax Intravascular thrombosis Secondary infections |
*Adapted from CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 2010.4
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