Catalog

Suspected rabies

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Suspected rabies – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/704396991

A condition caused by possible infection with the rabies virus. This is characterised by an acute neurological syndrome dominated by forms of hyperactivity or paralytic syndromes progressing towards coma and death (usually by cardiac or respiratory failure) typically within 7-10 days after the first sign if no intensive care is instituted.