rabies
Definitions of rabies
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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 brainsynonyms: hondsdolheid, hydrofobie, watervrees
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