狂犬病概述狂犬病是由狂犬病病毒感染引起的。狂犬病毒是属于棒状病毒群弹壳状的 RNA 病毒,在神经组织和唾液腺中增殖,在感染、发病了的动物唾液中存在。日本1957年以后没有再发生狂犬病,在那以前的发病认为也是由于国外病狗带入所致。但是国外除澳大利亚、北欧三国、英国本土、葡萄牙等少数几个国家外,现仍有狂犬病发生,特别是东南亚、中东、非洲、中南美病例较多。 Rabies Overview Rabies is caused by rabies virus infection. Rabies virus is an RNA virus belonging to the group of Corynebacterium capsulatum and proliferates in nerve tissues and salivary glands and is present in the infected and diseased animal saliva. Rabies did not recur in Japan after 1957, and the previous incidence was believed to be due to foreign dogs. However, apart from Australia, the Nordic countries, the British mainland, Portugal and a few countries, there are still rabies, especially in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America more cases.