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==Facts about rabies==
==Facts about rabies==
*Rabies is caused by a virus (from the genus ''Lyssavirus'') which attacks the [[Central Nervous System| nervous system]].
*In the United States over the past 40 years, most of the reports of rabies have been in wild rather than domestic animals. <ref>[http://jrsm.rsmjournals.com/cgi/content/full/95/1/9 The Royal Society of Medicine Press; Rabies in North America and Europe]</ref>
*Rabies is caused by a virus (from the genus ''Lyssavirus'') which attacks the Central 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 almost always 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.
*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.
*Every rabies death is preventable with currently available vaccines.
*Every rabies death is preventable with currently available vaccines.
*The first rabies vaccination was developed by Louis Pasteur and given to a boy badly bitten by a rabid dog on July 6, 1885. The boy survived.
*The first rabies vaccination was developed by [[Louis Pasteur]] and given to a boy badly bitten by a rabid dog on July 6, 1885. The boy survived.
*Rabies can be effectively controlled in animal populations by vaccination. If 70% of the animal population is vaccinated, human cases are eliminated.
*Rabies can be effectively controlled in animal populations by vaccination. If 70% of the animal population is vaccinated, human cases are eliminated.
*Wildlife populations can be threatened by rabies to the point of extinction. The rare Ethiopian [[wolf]] and the African wild dog are just 2 examples.
*Wildlife populations can be threatened by rabies to the point of extinction. The rare Ethiopian [[wolf]] and the African wild dog are just 2 examples.