History of rabies (for double period 06/04/2023)

By s.kovalev56
  • 2300 BCE

    Babylon

    The first written record of rabies causing death in dogs
  • Period: 1 CE to 100

    the first century A.D., Rome

    the Roman scholar Celsus correctly suggested that rabies was transmitted by the saliva of the biting animal. He incorrectly suggested a cure for rabies by holding the victim under water.
  • Period: to

    18th century America

    The first cases of use of madstones as a cure for rabies. Madstones are calcified hairballs found in the stomachs of some animals, such as cows or goats.

  • The most expensive madstone

    A madstone was sold for $2000 in Essex County, Virginia.
    Since madstones were thought to have curative powers by drawing the madness out of the bite wound, they were considered very valuable.

  • Abraham Lincoln's son

    Abraham Lincoln is reported to have transported his son, Robert, from Springfield, Illinois to Terre Haute, Indiana for madstone treatment after being bitten by a rabid dog. Robert survived.

  • The first real treatment

    A French chemistry teacher named Louis Pasteur had found a possible cure to rabies. And tested it on a 9 years old boy named Joseph Meister. Joseph received 13 injections in 11 days and made a complete recovery.

  • Nowadays

    Today many pets are vaccinated against rabies all over the world.