dave_890 t1_jdkp989 wrote
More confusion, more agitation, more aggression => a greater likelihood of a biting incident.
The virus paralyzes the throat muscles, preventing the animal from swallowing properly. This produces the "foaming at the mouth", and makes it easier for the virus to spread via a bite.
There's a misconception of "hydrophobia" with rabies, but a rabid animal would certainly drink if it could swallow properly.
coppersly7 t1_jdky2nz wrote
What about the video of someone infected throwing water away from them? It looks like he's deathly afraid of the water even though he desperately wants it.
qeveren t1_jdlfrmh wrote
(Furious) rabies causes intense and painful spasms of the larynx when the victim attempts to drink, or really attempt to swallow anything.
flstcjay t1_jdm367x wrote
There is no reason to believe that rabies video is authentic. The internet..
Uberninja2016 t1_jdm4cjv wrote
...no reason other than that the behavior in the video matches known symptoms of rabies in humans
rabies swells your throat, making swallowing anything painful, and that manifests in a fear of drinking; even someone with rabies knows what a cup of water is
if it's a fake, it is a very realistic fake
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