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| | Rabies (Hydrophobia) : Bureau of Communicable Diseases : NYC DOHMH |
 | | Rabies (Hydrophobia) : Bureau of Communicable Diseases : NYC DOHMH |
 | | Early symptoms, which may last for several days, include irritability, headache, fever, malaise, and sometimes discomfort or tingling at the site of the bite or exposure. |
 | | Within days the patient may develop slight or partial paralysis, hallucinations, agitation, hypersalivation, difficulty swallowing, hydrophobia (fear of water), anxiety, confusion, excitation, convulsions, delirium and death. |
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