Summary Rabies is a highly contagious viral disease that can easily ruin or even end the lives of humans and animals. Rabies comes in two forms for animals. It presents itself in the form of paralytic rage, which puts you in paralysis from the start, without showing the symptoms of agitation and excitability. Rage also appears in the form of furious rage, which is completely different in that it makes the victim agitated, vicious and agitated. When humans contract rabies, their symptoms begin with simple headaches and fever, then progress to terrible phenomena, such as becoming hydrophobic due to painful throat spasms and paralysis. A definitive diagnosis of rabies requires laboratory analysis of saliva and brain tissue to detect the virus. However, rabies cannot be diagnosed during the incubation period. This means that definitive diagnosis is only possible late in the illness or after the victim has died. Symptoms Rabies is a viral disease that can be contracted through puncture of the skin by an infected entity. Not only animals can be infected, but humans too. If it is not diagnosed in time, then the probability of mortality will be almost certain. However, if detected early, rabies can be treated. An animal exposed to the virus may not show any symptoms for two weeks or even several months. The virus can be detected in an animal's saliva a few days before any other signs appear. In animals, rabies can manifest in two ways. One is furious rage, which goes straight to the brain. The other is paralytic rabies, which seriously affects the spinal cord. Both of these symptoms will kill you if not treated in time. They both have the same initial symptoms. This includes simple things like loss of appetite. ...... middle of paper ......s is thirty to sixty days. A solid diagnosis is only possible at an advanced stage of the disease or after death. In conclusion, rabies is an infectious viral disease with generally fatal consequences. There is no way to get a diagnosis before it is too late. If a person ever suspects that they have rabies, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible.5Works CitedJackson, Alan, Wunner, William. Rage. San Diego, CA: Academic, 2002. “Rage.” eMedicineHealth.com. October 2005. Accessed July 19, 2006. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/rabies/page3_em.htmUnited States Department of Agriculture. “Symptoms of rabies”. 2006. Accessed July 19, 2006. http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1566_2310_2326-11626--, 00.html “Neurological Symptoms and Diagnosis: Rabies.” July 2005. Accessed July 19, 2006. http://tjsamson.client.web-health.com/web-health/topics/GeneralHealth/Rabies