Rabies is the most current and comprehensive account of one of the oldest diseases known. It continues to remain a significant public health threat despite the efforts of many who have endeavored to control it in wildlife and domestic animals. Since the publication of the first edition five years ago, there have been many new developments on the rabies landscape. This second edition provides a more global perspective with many new authors offering fresh outlooks on each topic. Clinical features of rabies in humans and animals are discussed as well as basic science aspects, molecular biology, pathology, and pathogenesis of the disease. In addition, current methods used in defining the epidemiology and molecular epidemiology are presented, along with diagnostic methods, including the identification of the strain of virus based on its genomic sequence and antigenic structure. This multidisciplinary account is essential for clinicians as well as public health advisors, epidemiologists, wildlife biologists, and research scientists wanting to know more about the virus and the disease it causes.Key features: Offers a unique global perspective on dog rabies which is responsible for killing more people than yellow fever, dengue fever, or Japanese encephalitis, New edition includes greatly expanded coverage of bat rabies which is now the most prominent source of human rabies in the New World and Western Europe, where dog rabies has been controlled, Discusses recent successes of controlling wildlife rabies with an emphasis on prevention, About 40% of the material has been updated incorporating recent knowledge on new approaches to therapy of human rabies as well as issues involving organ andtissue transplantation, Includes many new illustrations to more accurately represent this disease's unique horror.