Rabies Photos
One of the Non-routine Vaccines by Disease
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Photos of the Disease
From the Public Health Image Library
![This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the presence of numerous dark, bullet-shaped rabies virions within an infected tissue sample.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/8341/8341_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 8341
This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the presence of numerous dark, bullet-shaped rabies virions within an infected tissue sample.
![Histopathology of rabies, brain.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/02051999/00020/20G0020_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 854
Histopathology of rabies, brain.
![This micrograph depicts the histopathologic changes associated with rabies encephalitis prepared using an H&E stain.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20030630/12/PHIL_4069_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 4069
This micrograph depicts the histopathologic changes associated with rabies encephalitis prepared using an H&E stain.
![This immunofluorescent micrograph reveals a positive result for the presence of rabies virus antigens in this specimen.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/20041201/68193eca07b847cfbd949a2fe06666bc/6455_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 6455
This immunofluorescent micrograph reveals a positive result for the presence of rabies virus antigens in this specimen.
![This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed the presence of numerous dark, bullet-shaped rabies virions within an infected tissue sample.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20030616/13/PHIL_3981_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 3981
This photomicrograph demonstrates cellular changes associated with rabies encephalitis using an H&E staining technique.
Images of Those Affected by the Disease
From the Public Health Image Library
![A hospitalized human rabies victim in restraints.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20021121/20/PHIL_2539_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 2539
A hospitalized human rabies victim in restraints.
![This was a hospitalized human rabies victim who was restrained while bedridden.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20030630/16/PHIL_4073_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 4073
This was a hospitalized human rabies victim who was restrained while bedridden.
![Close-up of a dog's face during late-stage "dumb" paralytic rabies.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20021205/24/PHIL_2614_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 2614
Close-up of a dog's face during late-stage "dumb" paralytic rabies.
![A photograph of a rabid fox sitting in a wooded area.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20021206/38/PHIL_2628_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 2628
A photograph of a rabid fox sitting in a wooded area.
![Here a penned dog is afflicted with dumb rabies, manifested as depression, lethargy and a seemingly overly tame disposition.](https://phil.cdc.gov/phil_images/20030320/15/PHIL_3364_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 3364
Here a penned dog is afflicted with dumb rabies, manifested as depression, lethargy and a seemingly overly tame disposition.
![Approximately a third of reported animal rabies is attributed to the wild skunk population.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/09232002/00004/PHIL_2186_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 2186
Approximately a third of reported animal rabies is attributed to the wild skunk population.
![Raccoons can also be vectors of the rabies virus, transmitting the virus to humans and other animals.](https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/09232002/00001/PHIL_2180_thumb.jpg)
Photo ID# 2180
Raccoons can also be vectors of the rabies virus, transmitting the virus to humans and other animals.
Images of How It Affects
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