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Name
Rabies
Transmission
Geography
Worldwide (in 150 countries and on every continent except Antarctica)
Incubation Period
The incubation period varies widely as people have been reported to have incubation periods of 5 days to several years
Signs and Symptoms
There are two stages of the disease. Once the second phase of symptoms begin to show, the disease is almost always fatal. There have only been 10 cases where the patient survived the second phase
Phase One
Phase Two
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Prevention: What Can You Do?
Rabies In the News
Sources:
http://www.who.int/rabies/en/
http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html