rabies
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
Origin of rabies
1Other words from rabies
- rab·ic [rab-ik, rey-bik], /ˈræb ɪk, ˈreɪ bɪk/, adjective
- an·ti·ra·bies, adjective, noun
Words Nearby rabies
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How to use rabies in a sentence
Indeed, some variants of rabies virus are well-suited to infect particular hosts.
Because bats can be a source of human rabies and Lane didn’t know whether she had been exposed to the bat while she was asleep, that meant she needed rabies shots.
There’s a bat in your house! Here’s what NOT to do. | Allyson Chiu | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostWhen volunteer recruitment began for clinical trials of the rabies mRNA vaccine in 2013, it took 813 days to get 101 participants enrolled.
How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly without cutting corners | Rachel Lance | June 29, 2021 | Science NewsIt targets the rabies virus and was injected into human volunteers starting in 2013.
How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly without cutting corners | Rachel Lance | June 29, 2021 | Science NewsThe first version of the mRNA-based rabies vaccine prompted only a weak immune system response but did show that the technology was safe.
How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly without cutting corners | Rachel Lance | June 29, 2021 | Science News
Remember when everyone was shrieking at each other like wild banshees with rabies on those early seasons of The Real World?
In Praise of ‘Dating Naked’ and the Glorious Rise of Butts on Reality TV | Kevin Fallon | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe critters resemble the gopher from Caddyshack… if it had rabies.
Inside ‘Zombeavers’: The Gross-Out Tribeca Flick About Killer Zombie Beavers Hunting Sexy Coeds | Marlow Stern | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUndead Monica Murphy and Bill Wasik, Wired The rabies virus remains a medical mystery.
The Week’s Best Longreads: The Daily Beast Picks for August 4, 2012 | David Sessions | August 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOn a special episode of The Tyra Banks Show, Tyra dabbles in some dark comedy by pretending to have rabies.
Adios, Tyra! Her 14 Most Outrageous Moments | Sujay Kumar, The Daily Beast Video | May 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTAn anthem to her rear, an interrogation of Levi Johnston, fake rabies.
Adios, Tyra! Her 14 Most Outrageous Moments | Sujay Kumar, The Daily Beast Video | May 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTTo-day men of science are trying to conquer the horrors of cancer and smallpox, and rabies and consumption.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchfordrabies or hydrophobia is a disease which claims a certain number of victims every year in our large cities.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyRaby Castle on the brain would soon become a sort of rabies.
But he had tasted blood, and the rabies of setting straight the scientific world, for its own good, was upon him.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 | Elbert HubbardAssuming it to be a bite of rabies, minutes lost meant the terrible: Edwards bowed his head to that.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for rabies
/ (ˈreɪbiːz) /
pathol an acute infectious viral disease of the nervous system transmitted by the saliva of infected animals, esp dogs. It is characterized by excessive salivation, aversion to water, convulsions, and paralysis: Also called: hydrophobia, lyssa
Origin of rabies
1Derived forms of rabies
- rabic (ˈræbɪk) or rabietic (ˌreɪbɪˈɛtɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for rabies
[ rā′bēz ]
A usually fatal infectious disease of warm-blooded animals caused by a virus of the genus Lyssavirus that causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. It is transmitted by the bite of an infected animal, such as a dog or bat and can be prevented in humans by a vaccine. See Note at hydrophobia.
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Cultural definitions for rabies
[ (ray-beez) ]
An acute disease, caused by a virus, which attacks the central nervous system and results in paralysis and death if not treated promptly. Rabies is transmitted to humans by the bite of an animal infected with the disease.
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