Rabies is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system of an animal; there is no cure or treatment for this disease. Caused by a deadly virus the disease is transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal. When an infected animal bites a healthy animal this disease is transmitted into the healthy animals, it travels through the nerves of the animal to the spinal cord, and then enters the brain of the animal. The incubation period of the disease varies from animal to animal and is usually between two to eight weeks.
