Does rabies have a high mortality rate?

The lethality of rabies is quite high, and once an attack occurs, the lethality rate can be almost 100%. Rabies is caused by rabies virus infection, mainly through the sick animals to spread, such as the sick animal bite, open wounds licked by the sick animals, etc., generally 1-3 months incubation period, from exposure to the onset of the disease can be no symptoms, after the onset of the disease, most of the performance of specific fear of the wind, fear of water, pharyngeal muscle spasms, progressive paralysis and other symptoms. Once rabies attack symptoms, the lethality rate is almost 100%, there is no effective treatment, mainly through timely vaccination to prevent the onset of disease. If you are bitten or scratched by cats, dogs and other animals, there is a wound exposure, you should immediately wash the wound repeatedly with water or soap and water, and within 24 hours to the local vaccination station for rabies vaccination.