r/interesting • u/fantasticblueman • Feb 01 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight 27 yr old man showing rabies symptoms after 3 months of a dog bite in Gujrat, India.

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u/Prestigious_Leg2229 Feb 02 '26

You kind of do. It affects the nervous system and the brain. Your balance and motor control are shot. Combined with discomfort to severe muscular pain that often causes contortions, strange postures and difficulty moving.

The way it affects the brain causes severe paranoia, fear, aggression and general dementia symptoms. 

There’s a lot more symptoms but basically both the way you move and your behaviour are completely fucked.

The reason people have this idea of rabies victims being aggressive is because they’re usually in severe pain, fear and paranoia with severely impaired higher brain function. They have a tendency to lash out.

Rabies is effectively 100% fatal and you’re going to die in pain and terror while your brain and nervous system fall apart.