Rabies, a fatal nervous system disease of warm blooded
animals including man is caused by a virus, belonging to the
family Rhabdoviridae, of the genus, lyssavirus. It has been
associated with animal bites for more than 3000 years and it
is the oldest infectious disease known to medical science [1].
Human mortality due to rabies is estimated to be 60,000 deaths
per year worldwide and millions of persons, primarily in the