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Posted by admins on March 9, 2011 under Diseases and Conditions | 
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Rabies and Bat Lyssavirus Infection
Lyssaviruses are a group of viruses that includes rabies and bat lyssavirus. Diagnosis can be difficult, and confirmation requires laboratory tests for the presence of the virus in skin, blood, spinal fluid, and nervous tissue or other tissue. There is no cure once the disease begins.
Posted by admins on March 4, 2011 under Diseases and Conditions | Be the First to Comment
Rabies is a disease (caused by the rabies virus) primarily of animals, including both wild and domestic animals and human beings.
Although people usually associate rabies with dogs, among domesticated animals in the U.S., rabies today is more likely to be found in cats.
Description of Rabies
Cats, dogs and cattle account for nearly 90 percent of rabies cases in domestic animals, with horses, mules, sheep, goats and ferrets making up the remaining cases. Read more of this article »