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Rabies

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˈreɪbiːz/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, rabies means: A viral disease of the nervous system that spreads mainly through bites from infected animals. Once clinical signs appear, it is almost always fatal in animals and people.

In Turkish: kuduz

How it is used

A notifiable zoonosis. Vets give rabies vaccinations, issue certificates for pet travel and arrange antibody (titre) tests. Suspected cases are reported to the official veterinary services.

Example sentences

  1. Dogs travelling to the EU need a microchip and a valid rabies vaccination.

  2. The dog that bit the farmer is under observation for rabies.

Common collocations

  • rabies vaccination
  • rabies certificate
  • rabies titre test
  • suspected rabies
  • rabies-free country
  • zoonosisA disease that can pass between animals and people, such as rabies, brucellosis, ringworm or leptospirosis. The plural is zoonoses.
  • notifiable diseaseA disease that, by law, must be reported to the government veterinary authorities as soon as it is suspected, even before it is confirmed.
  • vaccinationGiving an animal a vaccine, usually by injection or into the nose, to train its immune system to protect it against a specific infectious disease.
  • core vaccineA vaccine that every animal of a species should receive, wherever it lives, because it protects against widespread and serious diseases.
  • microchipA tiny electronic chip, about the size of a grain of rice, placed under an animal's skin. A scanner reads its unique number, which links the animal to its owner in a database.

More terms: Animal Diseases

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