Synonyms for rabies
ˈreɪ bizra·bies

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1. rabiesnoun

   Synonyms:
   hydrophobia

2. rabiesnoun

   A viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

   Synonyms:
   hydrophobia

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1. rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madnessnoun

   an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

   Synonyms:
   lyssa, insaneness, fury, rage, rabidity, hydrophobia, madness, rabidness, foolishness, lunacy, folly, craziness

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1. • Zoonosis

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1. rabiesnoun

   Synonyms:
   hydrophobia

   Associated words:
   rabid, rabietic, hydrophobic, antihydrophobic

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1. List of paraphrases for "rabies":

   rage

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1. Bonnie Henry:

   More importantly, I am concerned that if a product did actually contain what is suggested, saliva from a rabid dog, that would put the patient at risk of contracting rabies, a serious, fatal illness.

2. Public Health -LRB- DPH -RRB-:

   Rabies can turn wild animals extremely aggressive toward humans and pets, it is always important to be sure to never approach or feed wild animals. Keeping your trash covered and not leaving pet food outside of your house can be helpful ways to prevent attracting unwanted wild animals into our neighborhoods.

3. Caitlin Cossaboom:

   Anthrax is only one of many, many diseases that are zoonotic, meaning they can be spread between animals and humans, some examples of this include rabies, which can be spread through bites from infected animals to humans, and rabies, also like anthrax, can be controlled by controlling it in animals.

4. Professor Nel:

   No one should die of rabies.

5. Emily Pieracci:

   Since 2015 there been three separate importations of rabid dogs. All of these dogs were rescue dogs that had what appeared to be valid rabies vaccination certification on importation.