rabies
part of speech
noun (rabies — uncountable, used with a singular verb)
meaning for a pupil
1) Rabies is a very dangerous disease that animals such as dogs, bats, foxes and raccoons can pass to people, usually by biting. tree →
2) It attacks the brain and nerves, and without quick treatment it nearly always kills. tree →
sense in the lessons
In safety lessons rabies is why you never touch wild animals or strange dogs, and why a bite or scratch must be told to an adult and checked by a doctor at once; pets get rabies shots. Phrases: «a rabies vaccination», «rabies shot», «catch rabies», «tested for rabies».
examples
- Rabies is spread through the bite of an infected animal. tree →
- Our dog had his rabies shot at the vet. tree →
- Never touch a bat, even if it looks sick, because it might have rabies. tree →
- If an animal bites you, tell an adult straight away. tree →
- A doctor can give injections that stop rabies if you go quickly. tree →
- Some countries, such as the UK, have no rabies in their land animals. tree →
- An animal with rabies may act strangely or very angrily. tree →
note
Ends in -s but is not plural: «Rabies is dangerous». No «a rabies». Pronounced RAY-beez. Myth: rabies only comes from dogs — bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks can carry it too. Treatment works only if given soon after the bite.
In the corpora
- In many countries street dogs can carry rabies, a deadly virus in the spit.
- Rabies is a virus carried in the spit of infected animals, and in many countries street dogs are the main source.
- Once a person is ill with rabies it almost always kills, but vaccine given quickly after a bite stops it.
- Never touch a bat; some bats carry rabies or similar viruses.
- Bats can carry rabies, a disease that is deadly once symptoms start but can be prevented with injections given soon after a bite.
Trees and pragmatics
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