With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities，people need to know the facts about rabies（狂犬病），a fatal disease caused by animal bites.Despite vaccination（接種疫苗）programs，rabies is still very prevalent，and will continue to be a serious public health problem for many years to come. Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking，convulsions（抽搐）and inability to swallow liquids.It can even cause death.If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog，cat or other animal，you should not panic，but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment.If you own the animal which did the biting，you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten. Rabies is a kind of disease which________.