What is hyrophobia?


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Do you mean hydrophobia? Fear of water. Old name for Rabies.

From Wikipedia: Hydrophobia, a set of symptoms of the later stages of a rabies infection, in which the victim has difficulty swallowing, shows panic when presented with liquids to drink, and cannot quench his or her thirst. "Hydrophobia" is also an old name for rabies itself.

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I don't know here I have a source.
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Do you maybe mean "hydrophobia". This literally translantes to "fear of water" and is a common nickname for rabies since many infected animals refuse to drink water.



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