How Will I Know If I Have Rabies?
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★ Key Takeaways
Several Tests Are Necessary to Diagnose Rabies Ante-Mortem (Before Death) in Humans; No Single Test Is Sufficient. Tests Are Performed on Samples of Saliva, Serum, Spinal Fluid, and Skin Biopsies of Hair Follicles at the Nape of the Neck.
Following a bite, the rabies virus spreads by way of the nerve cells to the brain. Once in the brain, the virus multiplies rapidly. This activity causes severe inflammation of the brain and spinal cord after which the person deteriorates rapidly and dies.
