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| | eMedicine - Rabies : Article Excerpt by: Mark Merlin, DO, FACEP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) |
 | | Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: hydrophobia, mad dog disease, bat rabies, avian rabies, paralytic rabies, dumb rabies, furious rabies, rabies virus, rhabdovirus, Rhabdoviridae |
 | | Physicians also must have detailed knowledge regarding postexposure prophylaxis for patients who may have been exposed to the disease through animal contact. |
 | | Pathophysiology: Most rabies viruses belong to genus Lyssavirus and the family Rhabdoviridae. |
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