Introduction

Aristotle
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        Rabies, which means “rage” in Latin, is a neurological disease that kills over 55,000 people each year, as well as countless animals. It was first recorded in the year 2300 BC in a Babylonian city, where owners of rabid dogs were fined based on the number of people the dog had bitten. Later, in 400 BC, Aristotle described, “Dogs suffer from the madness. This causes them to become very irritable and all animals they bite become diseased (A Short History of Rabies).” By 001-100 AD scientists were working on a treatment for rabies, but it was not until 1881 when a vaccine was discovered by Lois Pasteur. He successfully treated a young boy in 1885. By 1967, another vaccine was developed using inactivated virus which is still used today (A Short History of Rabies).

Lois Pasteur
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