If I feel really grouchy and I'm salivating a lot for no known reason, could I have rabies?

Question

How might I have acquired it?

Answer 1

no if you salivate you could be over stressed nervous etc.

Answer 2

Although rabies infections in people are rare, they can cause serious health problems. So it's good to know how to recognize the signs of a bite by a rabid animal and what to do about it.

Rabies is a virus that is usually transmitted by a bite from a wild infected animal, such as a bat, raccoon, skunk, or fox. If a rabid animal bite goes untreated, an infection can develop and lead to brain damage or even death.

An infected animal carries the rabies virus in its saliva and can transmit it to a person through biting. In rarer cases, an animal can spread the virus when its saliva comes in contact with a person's mucous membranes (moist skin surfaces, like the mouth or inner eyelids) or broken skin such as a cut, scratch, bruise, or open wound.

After a bite, the rabies virus can spread into the person's surrounding muscle, then travel up a nearby nerve to the brain. Once the virus infects the brain, it can cause severe, possibly permanent injury.

Signs and Symptoms
The symptoms of rabies typically appear about 4 days after the bite occurs. But in rare cases, symptoms don't show up for more than a year.

One of the most distinctive signs of a rabies infection is a tingling or twitching sensation around the area of the animal bite. It is often accompanied by a fever, headache, muscle aches, loss of appetite, nausea, and fatigue.

As the infection progresses, someone infected with rabies may develop any of the following symptoms:

irritability
excessive movements or agitation
confusion
hallucinations
aggressiveness
bizarre or abnormal thoughts
muscle spasms
abnormal postures
seizures (convulsions)
weakness or paralysis (when a person cannot move some part of the body)
extreme sensitivity to bright lights, sounds, or touch
increased production of saliva or tears
difficulty speaking

In the advanced stage of the infection, as it spreads to other parts of the nervous system, other symptoms may develop:

double vision
problems moving facial muscles
abnormal movements of the diaphragm and muscles that control breathing
difficulty swallowing and increased production of saliva, causing the "foaming at the mouth" usually associated with a rabies infection

Answer 3

A rabid animal biting you might be an indication you have it. Go to your local emergency room and tell them you think you have rabies. I think you will only have to get a dozen or so shots.

Answer 4

You acquired it because you might have seen it on a documentary tv or have just learned about it and it's symptoms. It's purely psychosomatic. Most people who have just learned about a disease, thinks in one form or another that they have acquired this disease. This is most prevalent in Med school.

Answer 5

If a dog had bitten you, its rabies. If a man had bitten you, its the same but the latter has more venom and you will like it.

Answer 6

I bit you the other day. You might wanna get that checked out.

Answer 7

Stop looking at porn .See a doctor

Answer 8

GO TO A DOCTOR YOU MAY WANT TO SCHEDULE A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT

Answer 9

No!

Answer 10

Yeah you are and thanks for the points!!!