Today, there is both the knowledge and the practical means to eradicate the disease, but it still causes 69,000 deaths worldwide every year. That’s 189 people a day.

Rabies is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal, usually a dog. After infection, it typically takes between one and three months for a person to show symptoms. By the time they do, their death is inevitable.

From the onset of symptoms, the end is swift but terrifying. The victim’s brain swells, causing rising anxiety that turns into hallucinations and later full-blown delirium.