Rabies
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Rabies Symptoms
Initial symptoms of rabies include:
Anxiety
Cough
Fever
Headache
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Pain at the bite wound
Tingling
at the bite wound
Loss of sensation
around the bite wound
Sore throat
Irritability
Symptoms of worsening rabies include:
Increased sensitivity to light, sound and touch
Fear of water
Painful
muscle spasms
Excessive salivation
:
Drooling
Excessive sweating
Arm weakness (bilateral)
Leg weakness (bilateral)
Facial weakness
(unilateral):
Facial drooping
Difficulty speaking
Confusion
Coma
Seizures
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Related Conditions
Animal bites
Cat bites
Dog bites
Encephalitis
Animal bite of the abdomen
Animal bite of the arm
Animal bite of the back
Animal bite of the buttock
Animal bite of the chest
Animal bite of the face
Animal bite of the foot
Animal bite of the hand
Animal bite of the leg
Animal bite of the neck
Animal bite of the scalp
Animal bite of the trunk
Anxiety
Cat bite of the abdomen
Cat bite of the arm
Cat bite of the back
Cat bite of the buttock
Cat bite of the chest
Cat bite of the face
Cat bite of the foot
Cat bite of the hand
Cat bite of the leg
Cat bite of the neck
Cat bite of the trunk
Confusion
Dog bite of the abdomen
Dog bite of the arm
Dog bite of the back
Dog bite of the buttock
Dog bite of the chest
Dog bite of the face
Dog bite of the foot
Dog bite of the hand
Dog bite of the leg
Dog bite of the neck
Dog bite of the scalp
Dog bite of the trunk
Excessive drooling
Fever
Headache
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Last Updated: Jul 8, 2009
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Rabies References:
Baevsky RH, Bartfield JM. Human rabies: a review. Am J Emerg Med. 1993 May;11(3):279-86.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Human rabies--Florida, 2004. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 12;54(31):767-8.
McKay N, Wallis L. Rabies: a review of UK management. Emerg Med J. 2005 May;22(5):316-21.
