Rabies Photos
Vaccines Recommended for Travel and Some Specific Groups
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Photos of the Disease
From the Public Health Image Library
This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the presence of numerous dark, bullet-shaped rabies virions within an infected tissue sample.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 8341
Histopathology of rabies, brain.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 854
This micrograph depicts the histopathologic changes associated with rabies encephalitis prepared using an H&E stain.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 4069
This immunofluorescent micrograph reveals a positive result for the presence of rabies virus antigens in this specimen.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 6455
This photomicrograph demonstrates cellular changes associated with rabies encephalitis using an H&E staining technique.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 3981
Images of Those Affected by the Disease
From the Public Health Image Library
A hospitalized human rabies victim in restraints.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2539
This was a hospitalized human rabies victim who was restrained while bedridden.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 4073
Close-up of a dog’s face during late-stage “dumb” paralytic rabies.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2614
A photograph of a rabid fox sitting in a wooded area.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2628
Here a penned dog is afflicted with dumb rabies, manifested as depression, lethargy and a seemingly overly tame disposition.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 3364
Approximately a third of reported animal rabies is attributed to the wild skunk population.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2186
Raccoons can also be vectors of the rabies virus, transmitting the virus to humans and other animals.
Source: PHIL Photo ID# 2180