Category: International EM
Keywords: rabies, global, video, international, infectious disease (PubMed Search)
Posted: 5/14/2014 by Andrea Tenner, MD
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Clinical Presentation
Rabies is, initially, a clinical diagnosis. To see what a patient with rabies looks like, check out this 3 minute YouTube video: (There is a bit of commentary by the person who posted it at the beginning that you might want to skip through.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZbrNN9KeUI
Bottom Line
Rabies, while a rare disease in the US, can occur through either contact with infected animals (especially while traveling) or via organ transplantation. Recognizing the clinical syndrome is key to diagnosis.
University of Maryland Section for Global Emergency Health
Author: Andi Tenner, MD, MPH, FACEP
http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/location/usa/surveillance/human_rabies.html