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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[Kurzgesagt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u5I8GYB79Y) made a good video of it that goes into details.
The broad view is that it infects your nervous system and then gets into your brain. Your brain is a delicate organ, so it usually enjoys some privileges when it comes to your immune system.
Viral infections are tough to medicate (partially because viruses aren’t really “alive” and that means there are fewer ways of “killing” them) so if your own immune system is waiting the fight out, there’s not much that medicine can do for the patient.
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