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This is to my research incorrect. Since this page does not cite a source for 95% of all human cases being from dogs, I removed it.
*Rabies is caused by a virus (from the genus ''Lyssavirus'') which attacks the [[Central Nervous System| nervous system]].
*Rabies is caused by a virus (from the genus ''Lyssavirus'') which attacks the [[Central Nervous System| nervous system]].
*Almost all human cases (about 95%) are due to bites from domestic dogs, but all mammals can suffer from rabies and all can potentially transmit the virus to humans.
*Many rabies cases are due to bites from domestic dogs, but all mammals can suffer from rabies and all can potentially transmit the virus to humans.
*Following a dog bite, a victim can suffer months of anxiety, fearing that rabies may develop. Once the symptoms develop, rabies is invariably fatal.
*Following a dog bite, a victim can suffer months of anxiety, fearing that rabies may develop. Once the symptoms develop, rabies is invariably fatal.
*More than 55,000 people die of rabies every year in Africa and Asia.
*More than 55,000 people die of rabies every year in Africa and Asia.