Here is a special photograph of the rabies virus. It was taken in an electron microscope. See how the virus is shaped like a rod or a bullet. The rabies virus is gray when you see it in the microscope. Rabies got its name because animals with rabies sometimes act as if they are angry.
Rabies attacks the brain and spinal cord.
It kills you if not prevented. The best way to prevent rabies is to make sure your pets get their rabies shots and to avoid contact with wild or stray animals. A virus is one of the smallest germs we know. Viruses are so tiny they can be seen only with a powerful microscope called an electron microscope. Viruses appear to be shaped like balls, cubes, or rods.