rabies
/ˈreɪ·biz/ n [U]Definition
› a disease of the nervous system of animals that can be spread to humans, usually by a bite of an infected animal, and that causes death if not treated quickly
(Definition of rabies n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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