Definitions for rabiesˈreɪ biz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ra•biesˈreɪ biz(n.)
an infectious, usu. fatal disease of dogs, cats, and other warm-blooded animals, caused by a rhabdovirus and transmitted to humans by the bite of a rabid animal.
Category: Pathology, Veterinary Science
Origin of rabies:
1655–65; < L rabiēs ferocity, frenzy, rabies, akin to rabere to be mad, rave
Princeton's WordNet
rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness(noun)
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
Wiktionary
rabies(Noun)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Rabies(noun)
same as Hydrophobia (b); canine madness
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Rabies
An acute infectious disease of the central nervous system affecting almost all mammals, including humans. It is caused by a rhabdovirus and usually spread by contamination with virus-laden saliva of bites inflicted by rabid animals. Important animal vectors include the dog, cat, vampire bat, mongoose, skunk, wolf, raccoon, and fox. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Translations for rabies
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
rabies(noun)
a disease that causes madness (and usually death) in dogs and other animals (including humans).
- hondsdolheidAfrikaans
- داء الكَلَبArabic
- бясBulgarian
- raivaPortuguese (BR)
- vzteklinaCzech
- die TollwutGerman
- rabies; hundegalskabDanish
- λύσσαGreek
- rabiaSpanish
- marutaudEstonian
- بیماری هاریFarsi
- vesikauhuFinnish
- rageFrench
- כַּלֶבֶתHebrew
- रेबीज, पागल कुत्ते और अन्य जानवरों के काटने पर होने वाला रोगHindi
- bjesnoćaCroatian
- veszettségHungarian
- rabiesIndonesian
- hundaæðiIcelandic
- rabbiaItalian
- 狂犬病Japanese
- 공수병(恐水病)Korean
- pasiutligėLithuanian
- trakumsērgaLatvian
- penyakit anjing gilaMalay
- hondsdolheidDutch
- hundegalskap, rabiesNorwegian
- wściekliznaPolish
- بیماری هاریPersian
- دليونى سپى داړنه: له اوبو ډاريدنهPashto
- raivaPortuguese
- turbareRomanian
- бешенствоRussian
- besnotaSlovak
- steklinaSlovenian
- besniloSerbian
- rabiesSwedish
- โรคพิษสุนัขบ้าThai
- kuduz (hastalığı)Turkish
- 狂犬病Chinese (Trad.)
- сказUkrainian
- جنون سک گزید گیUrdu
- bệnh dạiVietnamese
- 狂犬病Chinese (Simp.)
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