title: Rabies molecular virology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
abstract: Rabies is an avertable viral disease caused by the rabid animal to the warm blooded animals (zoonotic) especially human. Rabies occurs in more than 150 countries and territories. According to an estimation by WHO, almost 55,000 people die because of rabies every year. The Dogs are the major reason behind this, approximately 99% human deaths caused by dog's bites. Developing and under developing countries, both are the victims of rabies. With the post-exposure preventive regimes, 327,000 people can prevent this disease annually.The current article mainly covers the genome, virology, symptoms, epidemiology, diagnostic methods, and the high risk countries around the globe.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Parasitology and Virology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan. zubairyousaf0@gmail.com
authors.forename: Muhammad Zubair
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Yousaf
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qasim
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zia
authors.forename: Muti ur Rehman
authors.initials: Mu
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Usman Ali
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Ashfaq
authors.forename: Sanaullah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000235:genetics; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology