The incubation period for rabies can be up to 10 years or more, but most people develop the disease within 3 months of infection. The incubation period for rabies is very long, with the longest incubation period reaching more than 10 years, but the vast majority of infected individuals will develop the disease within 3 months. The length of the incubation period is related to many factors, such as age, wound site, depth of the wound, amount of invading rabies virus, virulence of the invading rabies virus, etc. In general, the more nerve-rich the wound site, the more likely it is to be infected with rabies. Generally speaking, the more nerve-rich the wound site is, the closer it is to the central nervous system, the deeper the wound is, and the more virulent the invading virus is, the shorter the incubation period is and the quicker the onset of the disease. After the onset of rabies, the main manifestations are itching, numbness, pain, ants and other strange sensations in the wound and its innervated area, followed by fear of water, fear of wind, fever, muscle spasms, and ultimately the cessation of muscle spasms, generalized tardive paralysis, and death due to respiratory and circulatory failure. Rabies is suspected and should be disposed of in an outpatient clinic at the first opportunity after exposure.