Hydrophobia of human rabies

Juliana R Tongavelona (1) , Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo (2) , Fy S Andriamandimby (3)

1 Université d'Antananarivo
2 Université de Fianarantsoa
3 IPM - Unité de Virologie [Antananarivo, Madagascar]

Hydrophobia is a clinical sign characteristic of human rabies. This sign occurs following paroxysmal contractions of pharynx responsible for hydrophobic spasms.

Keywords: human rabies; hydrophobia

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology

Juliana R Tongavelona, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo, Fy S Andriamandimby. Hydrophobia of human rabies. Clinical Case Reports, 2018, 6 (12), pp.2519-2520. ⟨10.1002/ccr3.1846⟩. ⟨pasteur-01968298⟩