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Photos of the Disease
From the Public Health Image Library
Photo ID# 8341
This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the presence of numerous dark, bullet-shaped rabies virions within an infected tissue sample.
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Histopathology of rabies, brain.
Photo ID# 4069
This micrograph depicts the histopathologic changes associated with rabies encephalitis prepared using an H&E stain.
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This immunofluorescent micrograph reveals a positive result for the presence of rabies virus antigens in this specimen.
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This photomicrograph demonstrates cellular changes associated with rabies encephalitis using an H&E staining technique.
Images of Those Affected by the Disease
From the Public Health Image Library
Photo ID# 2539
A hospitalized human rabies victim in restraints.
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This was a hospitalized human rabies victim who was restrained while bedridden.
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Close-up of a dog's face during late-stage "dumb" paralytic rabies.
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A photograph of a rabid fox sitting in a wooded area.
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Here a penned dog is afflicted with dumb rabies, manifested as depression, lethargy and a seemingly overly tame disposition.
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Approximately a third of reported animal rabies is attributed to the wild skunk population.
Photo ID# 2180
Raccoons can also be vectors of the rabies virus, transmitting the virus to humans and other animals.
Images of How It Affects
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Content last reviewed on May 20, 2011
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases