Rabies in humans is very dangerous. It causes serious inflammation, and once the virus spreads to the brain, death is very likely.[1]
People get rabies by being bitten or scratched by a rabid animal (an animal that has rabies). Usually, the animal's saliva carries the virus.[2]
Rabies exists in over 150 countries and territories across the world.[3] Up to 95% of human deaths from rabies occur in Africa and Asia, especially in poor rural communities where there is little or no access to vaccines and post-exposure medications.[3]
- ↑ https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies
- ↑ "Rabies-Rabies - Symptoms & causes". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rabies". www.who.int. Retrieved 2024-09-08.