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==Overview==
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When a person contracts rabies, they do not show symptoms immediately. The disease take a period of time to manifest in the body which is know as its period of [[incubation]]. Once symptoms arise, the patients condition deteriorates rapidly. There is not a great deal of time available to perform a routine physical examination. A patient will most likely present with some severe symptoms that may be misdiagnosed as diseases such as [[Guillain-Barre syndrome]].
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==Physical Exam==
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A patient may present with any of the following conditions:
 
*[[Psychosis]]
*[[Thrashing]]
*[[Seizures]]
*[[Aphasia]]
*Muscular twitching
*Restlessness
*[[Delirium]]
 
A patient with rabies may present with difficulty drinking. This is because attempting to drink may cause [[spasms]] of the [[larynx]] and [[diaphragm]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Infectious disease]]
[[Category:Viral diseases]]
[[Category:Mononegavirales]]
[[Category:Neurology]]
[[Category:Zoonoses]]
[[Category:Emergency medicine]]
[[Category:Intensive care medicine]]
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