Can humans get “furious” rabies?
Rabies is one disease in a class of viruses known as the ‘Rabies-like’ viruses. Others in the class include the Lagos bat virus, and the EBV-1 virus (the only remaining type of rabies present in the wild in the UK. Not all of the viruses are capable of infecting humans. The exact type of rabies contracted does not normally dictate the symptoms. The majority of human sufferers will get the classic symptoms of hydrophobia, extreme agitation and violence. However, most cases are diagnosed before they reach this point, and anyone infected will basically be tied to a bed from the onset of the major symptoms until they die. This is to prevent them from attacking others, or, more likely, self-mutilating. There have been a few instances of the virus being spread by one human biting another.
