Hydrophobia

Japanese: hydrophobia
Hydrophobia

…Hydrophobia is a condition in which the throat spasms when the animal tries to drink water, causing difficulty in swallowing and breathing. For this reason, rabies is also called hydrophobia. The animal then develops abnormal behavior and a "bow-like tension" due to generalized convulsions, produces sticky saliva, and suffers from paralysis of the respiratory muscles, leading to death.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "hydrophobia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…恐水発作とは,水を飲もうとすると著しい喉頭部の痙攣が起こって,嚥下困難や呼吸困難を起こすものである。このため狂犬病には恐水病hydrophobiaの名もある。次いで,行動の異常や全身痙攣による〈弓なり緊張〉をきたし,ねばっこい唾液を流し,呼吸筋の麻痺を起こして死亡する。…

※「hydrophobia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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