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# rabies

noun (rabies — uncountable, used with a singular verb)

«rabies» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rabies is a very dangerous disease that animals such as dogs, bats, foxes and raccoons can pass to people, usually by biting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#m1)
2. It attacks the brain and nerves, and without quick treatment it nearly always kills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons rabies is why you never touch wild animals or strange dogs, and why a bite or scratch must be told to an adult and checked by a doctor at once; pets get rabies shots. Phrases: «a rabies vaccination», «rabies shot», «catch rabies», «tested for rabies».

### Examples

- Rabies is spread through the bite of an infected animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#x1)
- Our dog had his rabies shot at the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#x2)
- Never touch a bat, even if it looks sick, because it might have rabies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#x3)
- If an animal bites you, tell an adult straight away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#x4)
- A doctor can give injections that stop rabies if you go quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#x5)
- Some countries, such as the UK, have no rabies in their land animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#x6)
- An animal with rabies may act strangely or very angrily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/#x7)

### Note

Ends in -s but is not plural: «Rabies is dangerous». No «a rabies». Pronounced RAY-beez. Myth: rabies only comes from dogs — bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks can carry it too. Treatment works only if given soon after the bite.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rabies» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabies/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rabies» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rabies.html) on Mova free.