lyssa vs rabies

lyssa

noun
  • Rabies. 

rabies

noun
  • An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death. 

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