Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals.
==Background==
Examples of those with rabies or mentions of the disease are found both before and after the Great War. Before the war, several publications mention the disease, such as Backwoodsman issue #4 "Hardy as a Sasquatch, Rabies... Schmaybies!; Beat Blood Borne Diseases Faster" and Scouts' Life issue #5 "Identifying Rabies and Other Diseases." The Pioneer Scouts included the disease as a possible quiz answer while testing their members on medicine.Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Test exam, Medic
After the war, the disease remains a threat to those living in the wastelands. Head Scribe Vree notates in an autopsy report that she will conduct a rabies test on the decedent.Vree's autopsy report One has the option of helping to cure a canine named Devil Dog of a rabies-like affliction,Cure the Devil Dog and there are several variants of mutated creatures described as rabid living in the Commonwealth and Appalachian regions of the former United States.Rabid mole rats, rabid mongrels, rabid yao guai and Rabid radstags
Rabies is also something to fear for the average person, such as the case with Bosco, the raider leader of D.B. Technical High School. A member of his crew, Torque, that owned a pet dog that contracted rabies and bit Bosco's hand. Rabies would set in quickly and Bosco would experience a list of the most common symptoms associated with rabies, including agitation, fear from his attempts to swallow fluid (Bosco believed in attempts to poison him), and vivid hallucinations concerning the bear mascot head of D.B. Technical.D.B. Technical High School terminal entries; Bosco's terminal Frankie Beckett was also infected by rabies when fighting off rabid dogs, requiring his brother to steal medication to treat it.A Vault Dweller: "[Save Frankie] You love your brother, Beckett. Talk to him, remind him how much he means to you."Beckett: "Oh my god, you're right, I let him get inside my head. I need to focus."Beckett: ""Frankie Beckett: ""Beckett: " I know you've been hurt, Frankie. I know I wasn't there for you, especially when you needed me the most. And I'm sorry."Frankie Beckett: ""Beckett: "Listen to me, Frankie. Do you remember when we were kids and we were playing near that bombed-out factory in Maryland? Then those rabid dogs jumped out and surprised us? We ran and ran, but then I fell into that ditch and twisted my leg like a dumbass. Right? I told you to run, but what did you say to me, man? Try and remember."Frankie Beckett: ""Beckett: " "Frankie Beckett: ""Beckett: " "Frankie Beckett: " The hell... happened to me, Beckett? God, this hurts... it hurts so much..."Beckett: " We're family and I love you, Frankie. Always have, always will."Frankie Beckett: ""(Beckett's and Frankie Beckett's dialogue)
==Appearances==
Rabies is mentioned only in Fallout, Van Buren, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76.
==Gallery==
Fo76 Scouts' Life 05.png|Scouts' Life issue #5
Devil Dog.png|Cure the Devil Dog!
==References==
Category:Diseases and viruses