Symptoms Of Rabies
The symptoms of rabies may not show up for months after exposure, but any symptoms mean the affected person needs to seek medication attention immediately.
Your Swelling Brain
One of the biggest tricks of rabies is its incubation period. What does that mean? Between the time you are infected and the time you show symptoms, that’s when the trouble is brewing. The rabies virus is attacking your nervous system, slowing working its way through your body, often silently. You might not notice any symptoms for two to twelve weeks, or some patients might not see any signs of trouble for a few years. The length of time between exposure and symptoms can be longer when you have a bite that’s far away from your brain stem. It takes time for the virus to move from one part of your body to another.
Signs of Trouble in Your Body
When you begin to see signs of rabies, that’s when it’s time to stop the spread of rabies in your body, if possible.
- Flu like symptoms
- Fever
- Mental confusion
- Anxiety
- Hydrophobia
- Hallucinations
- Paranoia
- Excess saliva in the mouth
- Insomnia
- Partial paralysis
- Difficulty swallowing
- Cerebral dysfunction
And while this is a complete bummer, the current rabies research is showing that anyone who begins to exhibit symptoms is likely to die within two to ten days after the onset of the first symptoms. This is a rare, but a dangerous disease. Those few people who have survived rabies will have severe mental troubles as a result of the brain swelling.
Now, the trick with rabies is that these symptoms are like so many other diseases. And while it might seem like you’re not really sick, if you can remember getting bitten by something that you shouldn’t have (besides your boyfriend or girlfriend or a vampire), you need to seek medical attention from a rabies control organization as quickly as possible. Right after the bite is the best way to prevent the side effect of death.