He went on to develop a rabies vaccine that was made from the spinal cords of rabid rabbits. |
Foxes are known vectors for rabies and can transmit the disease to humans and other animals. |
Rodents and members of the rabbit or hare families are rarely infected with rabies. |
You could get stitched up and receive rabies vaccinations if you got mauled by a rabid dog. |
A person who is bitten by a rabid animal but given treatment with rabies vaccines can expect not to develop rabies. |
However, bat rabies poses a significant threat to human population in these areas. |