Synonyms: 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
Similar words: zoonosis, zoonotic disease
Definition: an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
Synonyms: hydrophobia
Definition: a morbid fear of water
Similar words: simple phobia
Definition: any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli
Synonyms: hydrophobia
Definition: a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
Similar words: symptom
Definition: (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease