Dogs are often called humanity’s best friend, but even the friendliest animals can become dangerous in certain situations.

A few years ago, as a first year doctor in the Philippines, Ricky Dann Marquez had to pin a teenage patient's hands to the hospital bed. "It was terrible. It was terrible," he says. The worry was that ...

A tragic and rare instance of rabies has unfolded in Chicago, Illinois. Health officials reported this week that a young pet puppy developed the fatal infection—the first such case documented in the ...

For the first time in more than 60 years, a dog has tested positive for rabies in Chicago. The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control in Illinois confirmed the rare case of a ...

It is caused by the rabies virus (a lyssavirus), which attacks the central nervous system and, if left untreated, is almost always fatal. Despite being preventable through vaccination, rabies remains ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tightened rabies regulations for dogs coming into the country. The new regulations, which went into effect August 1, come as the temporary ...