Rabies mammals and birds
Rabies (another name - rabies (rabies Latin), outdated -. Hydrophobia, fear of water) - very dangerous deadly infectious disease caused by rabies virus Rabies virus, is included in the genus Lyssavirus family Rhabdoviridae. Rabies virus is specific encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in animals and humans. Passed with saliva when they bite a sick animal. Then, spreading along nerve paths, the virus reaches the salivary glands, the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, bulbar centers and hitting them, causing severe disturbances. The name of the disease comes from the word "demon", because in ancient times it was believed that the cause of the disease is the obsession with evil spirits. The Latin name of "rabies" has the same etymology.