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Noun: rabies  rey-beez
  1. 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
    - hydrophobia, lyssa [rare], madness

Type of: zoonosis, zoonotic disease

Encyclopedia: Rabies, human

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