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This is incorrect. There are around six confirmed cases of humans surviving rabies after the first symptoms appear. One of the most famous, Jeanna Giese, survived with little permanent damage.
*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]].
*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.
*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 almost always 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.
*60-70% of victims of rabies are children aged 5-15; probably 100 children die of the disease every day.
*60-70% of victims of rabies are children aged 5-15; probably 100 children die of the disease every day.