why rabies is so deadly, why it has such a high kill rate and how/what does it actually do?

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Just saw a video about rabies having 100% kill rate, peaked my interest.

Why is rabies such a horrible thing and what does it actually do to be able to kill you without an actual cure etc?

EDIT: I didn’t expect so many responses to this, thank you to everyone who answered!

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Most infections go through the blood stream. Rabies goes through the nervous system, and goes through the blood brain barrier, which makes it incredibly hard to treat. There is a treatment called Milwaukee Protocol, but it only has a 14% survival rate, and most people end up with some kind of mental disability afterwards

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