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The rules: Dogs must stay off furniture, be leashed and under control and wear a rabies tag. — Tatia Woldt, Dallas News, "Dog About Town: A dating app’s launch, a pool party and more things to do," 2 Aug. 2019 The 40-year-old woman who owns the dog was issued a citation for a dog at large as well as a citation for failure to provide a current rabies vaccination tag. — chicagotribune.com, "Woman cited after Chihuahua bites child: Buffalo Grove police," 29 July 2019 The rules: Dogs must stay off furniture, be leashed and under control and wear a rabies tag. — Tatia Woldt, Dallas News, "Dog About Town: Splashing, shopping and more things to do," 19 July 2019 The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a 60-day rabies warning at Walt Disney World Resort in response to reports that a rabid cat had been found in the area. — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, "Rabies alert issued for Disney's Epcot Center after infected cat scratches performers," 11 July 2019 The rules: Dogs must stay off furniture, be leashed and under control and wear a rabies tag. — Tatia Woldt, Dallas News, "Dog About Town: Taking your pooch to a play and more things to do," 5 July 2019 When an infected animal bites a human, rabies is transmitted from saliva, through the open wound and into the nerves, where the virus goes to the brain and spinal cord. — Minali Nigam, CNN, "Most rabies infections in the United States come from bats, CDC says," 12 June 2019 The rules: Dogs must stay off furniture, be leashed and under control and wear a rabies tag. — Tatia Woldt, Dallas News, "Dog About Town: Take your pooch to a birthday party this weekend," 21 June 2019 Tuesday’s grand-opening event includes a demonstration by K9 officer Kato, free hot dogs by Hometown Meats, a rabies vaccination clinic and dog-friendly vendors. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, "Former polluted land in Inver Grove Heights now a dog park," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rabies.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Note: Rabies has a long incubation period that averages several weeks but may be as long as several years. Once the symptoms appear, rabies is typically untreatable and fatal. If received soon after the bite of a rabid animal, treatment is usually effective and involves administration of immune globulin and a series of rabies vaccine injections. Rabies is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus.
— called also hydrophobia
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