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What is the pathophysiology of dog bites or rabies?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Rabies: He infected saliva enters the body through bite or broken skin, the virus then travels to the brain, causing inflammation or swelling, leading to spasms/excitability/seizures/fever & loss of muscle function.

Answered 7/7/2015

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Dr. answered

Rabies: Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The vast majority of rabies cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year occur in wild animals like raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes. http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html

Answered 5/1/2017

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