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| antirabies |
combined form of rabies. |
| foam |
frothy sweat on the skin of a horse or other animal, or frothy saliva at the mouth, esp. after vigorous exercise or as a symptom of rabies. [1/6 definitions] |
| hydrophobia |
a deadly viral disease of the central nervous system, usu. transmitted by the bite of an infected animal; rabies. [1/2 definitions] |
| mad |
suffering from rabies. [1/6 definitions] |
| rabid |
of or pertaining to rabies or to one infected with rabies. [1/3 definitions] |
| rabies |
a disease that is caused by a virus and can kill people, dogs, and other mammals. Symptoms of rabies are foaming at the mouth and violent or strange behavior. A person can get rabies if scratched or bitten by an animal that has the disease. |
| zoonosis |
a disease such as rabies that can be transmitted to people by animals. |
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