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  2. Rabies - Wikipedia

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    Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. [1] ... rabid animal, and would, therefore, not be carriers. [49] The Virginia opossum ...

  3. Rabies in animals - Wikipedia

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    Rabies has a long history of association with dogs. The first written record of rabies is in the Codex of Eshnunna (c. 1930 BC), which dictates that the owner of a dog showing symptoms of rabies should take preventive measure against bites. If a person was bitten by a rabid dog and later died, the owner was fined heavily.

  4. Virginia opossum - Wikipedia

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    Virginia opossums can vary considerably in size, with larger specimens found to the north of the opossum's range and smaller specimens in the tropics. They measure 33–55 cm (13–22 in) long from their snout to the base of the tail, with the tail adding another 25–54 cm (9.8–21.3 in).

  5. Do I need to be worried about rabies? Here's what to know. - AOL

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    Rabies does have an early-disease stage in which people have a general sense of illness, with fever, chills, muscle weakness, muscle pain, fatigue, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting. This can ...

  6. Opossum - Wikipedia

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    Opossum oil (possum grease) is high in essential fatty acids and has been used as a chest rub and a carrier for arthritis remedies given as salves. [73] [74] [75] Opossum pelts have long been part of the fur trade.

  7. CDC explains why certain dogs must be revaccinated against ...

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    Then in January 2022, after the second Canvac R-related rabies case, the CDC used the permits to identify 132 cases from Aug. 2021 to April 2024 in which dogs from 17 high-risk countries had been ...

  8. Common ringtail possum - Wikipedia

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    The common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial. It lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers, fruits and sap.

  9. Rabies bait drops scheduled to begin in southern West ... - AOL

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    Aug. 12—Pet owners in Mercer, McDowell, Monroe and other southern West Virginia counties were reminded Friday about plans to drop rabies oral vaccine baits designed to vaccinate raccoons ...