#114 Madness

BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast

• Episode: #114 Madness
• Website: BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast
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• Duration: 00:28:04
• Published: 2018-06-28 11:00

That's what the Greeks called it. Madness. In Sanskrit, the term was rabhas, which meant "to do violence". Later, Latin and English translations would give us the present day term for it.

Rabies.

Dr. Krista Rieckert (veterinary medicine) comments on this example of a neurotropic virus that infects humans and animals alike.

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