Main entry: lyssa, madness, hydrophobia, rabies
Definition: an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
Main entry: hydrophobia
Definition: a morbid fear of water
Main entry: hydrophobia
Definition: a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids