Survival in rabies is nominally 8%, based on an intention-to-treat analysis of all known attempts ... Neuroprotectant drugs, used aggressively and in combination, may prove useful when intractable ...

Rabies treatment — which should begin as soon after ... (But the cost of administering the drugs was not included in these figures, likely making patients’ bills even higher.) ...

Factors could include the strain of the virus, the dosing of the drugs, and the time between infection and treatment, said Dr. Charles Rupprecht, chief of the rabies program at the Centers for ...

Rabies is a dangerous virus that causes brain inflammation. It can spread from animals to humans through bites and scratches. Vaccines and other medications can help treat and prevent infections.

Adding to the burden of rabies is the 100% fatality rate and sheer ... and treated in other encephalitides. Neuroprotectant drugs, used aggressively and in combination, may prove useful when ...