Rabies

Rabies is a disease that causes a lot of fear-and rightly so-despite being preventable.

The rabies virus can infect any mammal and is spread by direct contact with an infected animal's saliva.

Rabies can be transmitted from animals to humans.

The virus is primarily transmitted by a bite wound, although it can also spread through a scrape or an open wound.

An infected dog may exhibit significant behavioural changes such as agitation, fear, or hostility.

Dogs that are generally friendly may become irritated, while normally hyperactive animals may become more passive.

A dog may bite or snap at other animals, humans, or inanimate objects more than normal.

They may also be feverish.

They may become hypersensitive to light and sound, suffer seizures, and become increasingly violent as the disease worsens.

During the latter stages, the dog's nerves controlling the head and throat may be paralyzed, resulting in the well-known symptom of foaming at the mouth.

The dog will ultimately go into respiratory failure and die as the paralysis worsens.