Rabies



Rabies is an viral infection caused by the bite of an infected animal.

Background
Examples of those with rabies or mentions of the disease are found both before and after the Great War. Before the war, several publications mention the disease, such as Backwoodsman issue #4 "Hardy as a Sasquatch Rabies... Schmaybies!; Beat Blood Borne Diseases Faster" and Scouts' Life issue #5 "Identifying Rabies and Other Diseases." The Pioneer Scouts included the disease as a possible quiz answer while testing their members on medicine.

After the war, the disease remains a threat to those living in the wastelands. Head Scribe Vree notates in an autopsy report that she will conduct a rabies test on the decedent. One has the option of helping to cure a canine named Devil Dog of a rabies-like affliction, and there are several variants of mutated creatures described as rabid living in the Commonwealth and Appalachian regions of the former United States.

Rabies is also something to fear for the average person, such as the case with Bosco, the raider leader of D.B. Technical High School. A member of his crew, Torque, that owned a pet dog that contracted rabies and bit Bosco's hand. Rabies would set in quickly and Bosco would experience a list of the most common symptoms associated with rabies, including agitation, fear from his attempts to swallow fluid (Bosco believed in attempts to poison him), and vivid hallucinations concerning the bear mascot head of D.B. Technical.

Appearances
Rabies is mentioned only in Fallout, Van Buren, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76.