Book contents
- Principles of Medicine in Africa
- Principles of Medicine in Africa
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Section 1 Health and Disease
- Section 2 Mother and Child Health
- Section 3 Infection: General Principles
- Section 4 Major Common Infections
- Section 5 Bacterial Infections
- Section 6 Viral Infections
- Chapter 40 Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers: Lassa Fever, Rift Valley Fever, Ebola/Marburg Fever and Crimean–Congo Fever
- Chapter 41 Yellow Fever
- Chapter 42 Hepatitis
- Chapter 43 Dengue
- Chapter 44 Rabies
- Chapter 45 Influenza
- Chapter 46 Poliomyelitis
- Chapter 47 Varicella (Chickenpox), Herpes Zoster and Mpox
- Chapter 48 Rubella
- Chapter 49 Mumps
- Chapter 50 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
- Section 7 Protozoal Infections
- Section 8 Helminth Infections
- Section 9 Fungal Infections
- Section 10 Non-communicable Diseases
- Section 11 Diseases of Body Systems
- Section 12 Cancer and Palliative Care
- Section 13 Venoms and Poisons
- Index
- References
Chapter 44 - Rabies
from Section 6 - Viral Infections
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 June 2025
Book contents
- Principles of Medicine in Africa
- Principles of Medicine in Africa
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Section 1 Health and Disease
- Section 2 Mother and Child Health
- Section 3 Infection: General Principles
- Section 4 Major Common Infections
- Section 5 Bacterial Infections
- Section 6 Viral Infections
- Chapter 40 Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers: Lassa Fever, Rift Valley Fever, Ebola/Marburg Fever and Crimean–Congo Fever
- Chapter 41 Yellow Fever
- Chapter 42 Hepatitis
- Chapter 43 Dengue
- Chapter 44 Rabies
- Chapter 45 Influenza
- Chapter 46 Poliomyelitis
- Chapter 47 Varicella (Chickenpox), Herpes Zoster and Mpox
- Chapter 48 Rubella
- Chapter 49 Mumps
- Chapter 50 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
- Section 7 Protozoal Infections
- Section 8 Helminth Infections
- Section 9 Fungal Infections
- Section 10 Non-communicable Diseases
- Section 11 Diseases of Body Systems
- Section 12 Cancer and Palliative Care
- Section 13 Venoms and Poisons
- Index
- References
Summary
Rabies is an almost invariably fatal encephalomyelitis, which is caused by the neurotropic rabies virus. It is entirely preventable by vaccination, but when signs and symptoms of rabies present, it is already too late to save a person’s life. Rabies can be controlled in humans and dogs, its main vector in Africa, using an overarching ‘one health’ approach (Octaria 2018).
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