Rabies Photos
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Photos of the Disease
From the Public Health Image Library
![This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the presence of numerous dark, bullet-shaped rabies virions within an infected tissue sample.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/8341/8341_lores.jpg)
This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the presence of numerous dark, bullet-shaped rabies virions within an infected tissue sample.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 8341
![Histopathology of rabies, brain.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/02051999/00020/20G0020_lores.jpg)
Histopathology of rabies, brain.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 854
![This micrograph depicts the histopathologic changes associated with rabies encephalitis prepared using an H&E stain.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20030630/12/PHIL_4069_lores.jpg)
This micrograph depicts the histopathologic changes associated with rabies encephalitis prepared using an H&E stain.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 4069
![This immunofluorescent micrograph reveals a positive result for the presence of rabies virus antigens in this specimen.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/20041201/68193eca07b847cfbd949a2fe06666bc/6455_lores.jpg)
This immunofluorescent micrograph reveals a positive result for the presence of rabies virus antigens in this specimen.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 6455
![This photomicrograph demonstrates cellular changes associated with rabies encephalitis using an H&E staining technique.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20030616/13/PHIL_3981_lores.jpg)
This photomicrograph demonstrates cellular changes associated with rabies encephalitis using an H&E staining technique.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 3981
Images of Those Affected by the Disease
From the Public Health Image Library
![A hospitalized human rabies victim in restraints.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20021121/20/PHIL_2539_lores.jpg)
A hospitalized human rabies victim in restraints.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2539
![This was a hospitalized human rabies victim who was restrained while bedridden.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20030630/16/PHIL_4073_lores.jpg)
This was a hospitalized human rabies victim who was restrained while bedridden.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 4073
![Close-up of a dog’s face during late-stage “dumb” paralytic rabies.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20021205/24/PHIL_2614_lores.jpg)
Close-up of a dog’s face during late-stage “dumb” paralytic rabies.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2614
![A photograph of a rabid fox sitting in a wooded area.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20021206/38/PHIL_2628_lores.jpg)
A photograph of a rabid fox sitting in a wooded area.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2628
![Here a penned dog is afflicted with dumb rabies, manifested as depression, lethargy and a seemingly overly tame disposition.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20030320/15/PHIL_3364_lores.jpg)
Here a penned dog is afflicted with dumb rabies, manifested as depression, lethargy and a seemingly overly tame disposition.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 3364
![Approximately a third of reported animal rabies is attributed to the wild skunk population.](https://phil.cdc.gov//PHIL_Images/09232002/00004/PHIL_2186_lores.jpg)
Approximately a third of reported animal rabies is attributed to the wild skunk population.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2186
![Raccoons can also be vectors of the rabies virus, transmitting the virus to humans and other animals.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/09232002/00001/PHIL_2180_lores.jpg)
Raccoons can also be vectors of the rabies virus, transmitting the virus to humans and other animals.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2180