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Rabies


Symptoms & Signs

What are the signs and symptoms of the infection?

Symptoms usually develop within weeks of acquiring the virus. However, symptoms may occur days or even years after the exposure. The symptoms of rabies mainly affect the nervous system and include:

  • anxiety
  • fever
  • headaches
  • tingling sensations in the area of the animal bite
  • confusion
  • muscle spasms
  • trouble and pain with swallowing, which may cause a fear of water
  • loss of consciousness
  • seizures, which may cause a group of muscles in the body to suddenly shake violently and uncontrollably

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