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What are the signs and symptoms of the infection?

Symptoms usually develop within weeks of acquiring the virus. However, symptoms may occur days or even years after the exposure. The symptoms of rabies mainly affect the nervous system and include:

anxiety

fever

headaches

tingling sensations in the area of the animal bite

confusion

muscle spasms

trouble and pain with swallowing, which may cause a fear of water

loss of consciousness

seizures, which may cause a group of muscles in the body to suddenly shake violently and uncontrollably

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Author: Danielle Zerr, MD
Reviewer: Adam Brochert, MD
Date Reviewed: 07/27/01

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