TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rabies A1 - Langston, Shannon M. A1 - Bales, Brian D. A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease typically acquired through the bite of an infected animal. Transmission via aerosolized virus has been documented in bat-infested caves and in laboratory workers. Human-to-human transmission has only been documented in transplant recipients. Infection can be prevented by preexposure or postexposure vaccination. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/13 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051471 ER -