The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-13

FURIOUS RABIES.
The symptoms appear gradually,
with only slight evidence of brain
disease. The animal becomes rest
less or possibly more afectionate
than usual, seeking to be near its
master, fawning. licking and APP
parently seeking for sympathy.
These cases are exceedingly danger
Gus. In most cases the dog becomes
dull, gloomy ,morose, seeking solitude
in out oftbe-way places, or retiring
under furniture or stch objects.
They cannot rest, are uneasy, lie
down for minute, get up, change
position, hunt for new he'd, walk
about, seeking rest but finding none.
Occasionally at times becoming
furious to again relapse into the
restless stage, or again the restless
stage may cease and the oog become
lively, playful and affectionate, or
sink into sullen gloominess. At this
stage the dog may have alterations
of the senses causing Authorizations,
stop and listen as if they heard
sounds, bite at imaginary objects,
snap, seemingly at the air, throw
themselves against a wall as il it
were some hated object.
The affected dog at tirst may not
be disposed to bite, but as the hal
lucinations and deIirium increase he
becomes more dangerous.
Difficulty of swallowing is an
early symptom, ct some take food
If it can he swallowed without mas
tication, until late in the disease
Unlike the human patient, the rabid
dog has no fear of water and con
tinues to drink until paralysis has
so far advanced that he is no logger
able to swallow
When the furious symptoms come
on, the dog leaves home and goes on
a long chase He trots at rapid
pace. eye haggard, tail depressed.
He flies at and bites animals and
persons whom he meets, but does
not often search for them. After
an absence of few days the dog
may return home, emaciated, ex-
hausted, covered with dust and
blood, presenting a miserable APP
pearance. the rowing desire goue, and
is dangerous to his master because
his disordered senses sees his friend
transformed into some terrible object
which is about to ipjure him.
As death approaches he becomes
exhausted, the eyes are dull and
sunken, the expression is OF pain
and despair. Paralysis appears and
extends rapidly over the body,
respirations are more difficult, spas
modic contraction of muscles, com
plete prostra ton and death.
The ordinary course OF the disease
is from four to six days; occasionally
as short as two and as long as ten.
Dumb rabies-When this form is
typical, it comes on with restlessness,
depression, tendency to lick objects,
and paralysis of the jaws. As con-
sequence, the lower jaw drops. the
dog cannot close the mouth, the
tongue hangs out, and the saliva es-
capes commonly called frothing at
the mouth.) The animal remains
quiet, does not respond to provoca-
tion, seems to understand its helpless.
ness and shows little desire to bite.
When dumb rabies follows the furi-
Gus kind the desire and tendency to
bite remain after paralysis.
The course 10 this form is short,
not over two to four days.
The period of incubation or time
which elapses between the inocula-
ton or exposure and the appearance
of the first symptoms varies remark
ably. Probably the appended table
where the period was definitely ascer-
tanned will give the best idea,