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rabies Definition

ra·bies (bēz)

noun

an acute, infectious viral disease of mammals, that attacks the central nervous system: it can be transmitted to people through the bite of an infected animal and is characterized by choking, convulsions, inability to swallow, etc.

Etymology: L, madness < rabere: see rabid

rabies Synonyms

rabies

n.

hydrophobia, canine madness, lyssa; see disease.

rabies Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • transmit: In many cases of rabies transmitted by bats to humans, bites are not reported.
  • carry: Avoid contact with local animals, which may carry rabies.
  • regard: Letters reproduced from the Dundee Courier regarding rabies in bats.
  • contract: Charles is shocked to learn that he may have contracted rabies through a dog bite on his arm.
  • control: Admittedly, using vaccines in bait for foxes and wild boar, the government ist trying to control rabies and swine pest.
  • include: This is how an animal can contract a fatal disease, including rabies, or be injured, killed or stolen.

Preposition: in

  • bat: The prevalence of rabies in bats in the UK may well be on the increase.
  • animal: Rural communities, especially women and children usually the main victims, would benefit most through efforts to control rabies in these animals.
  • dog: The serological tests to detect rabies in domestic dogs required care and caution over interpretation of the results.

Adjective modifier

  • human: Epidemiology of human rabies in the United States, 1980 to 1996.
  • classical: Bat rabies is different from classical rabies and rarely affects animals other than bats.
  • canine: This relatively low incidence rate reflects the current situation in similar African countries for canine rabies.
  • e.g.: Contingency planning for major notifiable disease outbreaks e.g. rabies, foot and mouth.

Modifies a noun

  • vaccination: Clearly, the rabies vaccination is effective for many years more than state laws require booster vaccination.
  • vaccine: On July 6 1885, Pasteur tested his pioneering rabies vaccine on man for the first time.
  • jab: I had to get a passport and have a rabies jab ( ouch!
  • virus: The rabies virus is good at ' hiding ' from the immune system.
  • outbreak: The greatest fear about foxes is their potential role in a rabies outbreak.
  • prevention: On 17 November 2005, Defra announced a review of the UK's rabies prevention policies.

Noun used with modifier

  • bat: Laboratory investigation of human deaths from vampire bat rabies in Peru.

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