Rabies doesn’t announce itself with a dramatic roar. Instead, it creeps in like a bad flu. Early symptoms include fever, headache, and a vague sense of unease—the kind of blah that makes you cancel brunch.
You might feel a tingling or itching at the bite wound, even if it’s already healed. This is the virus making its way from your nerve endings to your brain, like a slow, insidious package delivery.
For one to three months after exposure, you’d have no clue. This is the incubation period, a silent countdown where the virus multiplies but stays hidden.
