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-When a person contracts rabies, they do not show symptoms immediately. The disease take a period of time to manifest in the body which is know as its period of [[incubation]]. Once symptoms arise, the patients condition deteriorates rapidly. There is not a great deal of time available to perform a routine physical examination. A patient will most likely present with some severe symptoms that may be misdiagnosed as diseases such as [[Guillain-Barre syndrome]].
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-A patient may present with any of the following conditions:
-*[[Psychosis]]
-*[[Thrashing]]
-*[[Seizures]]
-*[[Aphasia]]
-*Muscular twitching
-*Restlessness
-*[[Delirium]]
-A patient with rabies may present with difficulty drinking. This is because attempting to drink may cause [[spasms]] of the [[larynx]] and [[diaphragm]].
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