Word: rabidity
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...about me, involving the word "sucks." Even my loyal roommate didn't bother to explain that I was complaining about the old farts in the rafters, not him and his friends up front. But before the cheer started up, with my name to be broadcast over the airwaves to rabid hockey fans around the city, disaster was averted. I don't know how, but since then, I haven't said one word about sports, never mind write about...
...first New Yorker to die of it since 1954) that the doctors had little reason to suspect the disease. And by the time they saw her, they probably couldn't have done anything to save her. If they had known much earlier that she had been exposed to a rabid animal, she could have been treated through vaccination. But once symptoms appear (typically 30 to 40 days after infection), the disease is almost invariably fatal...
...human response to rabies can be as savage as the disease's symptoms. In 1986 a rabid cat bit a woman in central Pennsylvania. Before long, a mob armed with shotguns and baseball bats approached an enclosure where an 80-year-old man kept dozens of cats. The group fired shots in the air before cooling down and deciding to back...
With a few simple measures, families can minimize the risks. First, they should get pets inoculated, particularly those that might encounter other animals. Last year health officials destroyed 290 rabid cats and 182 infected dogs. In rural and suburban areas, people should keep pets behind fences so they will have little contact with wild animals; garbage and pet food should be kept indoors to discourage furry intruders from entering backyards...
...impulse to help and should notify the police. In fact, all wildlife should be observed from a distance. Says Dr. Mark Chassin, New York State health commissioner: "If a nocturnal animal like a raccoon is on a main street at noon in New York, one should assume it's rabid...