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rabies

/ˈreɪbiːz/noun

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रेबीज़

Core word

noun
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    [U]

    a disease of dogs and other animals that causes madness and death; it can be given to humans, usually by a bite

    रेबीज़

    • rabies vaccine
    • Stray dogs in the colony were vaccinated to prevent an outbreak of rabies.
    • Rabies spreads through the bite of an infected animal.
    + 2 more examples
    • Anyone bitten by a stray dog should be checked for rabies at once.
    • Vaccination can protect people and pets against rabies.

    Synonyms hydrophobia

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

hydrophobia

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General knowledge

Science: Louis Pasteur developed the rabies vaccine (1885); rabies is also called hydrophobia (fear of water).

विज्ञान में Louis Pasteur ने rabies का टीका विकसित किया (1885); rabies को hydrophobia (जलभीति) भी कहते हैं।