Recovery from rabies, a universally fatal disease
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Rabies is a zoonosis transmitted via the bites of various mammals, primarily dogs and bats. Known since antiquity, this disease may have the deadliest human fatality rates and is responsible for approximately 65,000 deaths worldwide per year. We ...
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Original Title: TIL Rabies causes an intense fear of water and induces panic in those offered liquids due to excruciatingly painful muscle spasms that occur when attempting to swallow. This is thought to be the virus’s way of “hacking” the brain to encourage its own spread to others via the host’s saliva.