Rabies: The Biological Nightmare

The rabies virus is a bullet-shaped killer, ancient and relentless. It is one

of the deadliest pathogens known to man, with a mortality rate that is

nearly absolute. It begins with a simple bite. The virus enters the muscle tissue,

where it quietly replicates, hiding from the body's immune system in a state

of incubation. Once established, the virus hitches a ride on your peripheral nerves.

It travels inch by inch, moving steadily toward the spinal cord and the central

nervous system. The ascent is relentless. The spinal cord becomes a highway

for the pathogen, leading it directly to the most vulnerable part of the human body: