Warning Signs Of Rabies

Excessive Salivation

Many situations can cause excess salivation in the mouth. If an individual has excessive salivation, they have so much saliva in their mouth that they drool. They can’t swallow enough to keep the saliva from collecting around their mouth. Individuals with excess salivation due to rabies want to spit and feel like they can’t keep up with the extra saliva by merely swallowing.

One of the primary ways rabies spreads is through being bitten by a rabid animal. The rabies disease is shared through the saliva of the infected animal entering a cut or bite. Eventually, the individual exposed to the rabies virus will salivate a large amount of fluid. So if an individual thinks a rabies-infected animal may have bitten them, and especially if they have flu symptoms, they need to be examined for rabies as soon as possible. Rabies can also be transmitted through the air, via mucous membranes, and through organ and corneal transplants, but these occasions are extremely rare.