狂犬病是一种致命性疾病。通常狂犬病患者生存期不超过症状发作后 18 天,即使在有现代危重症护理的情况下仍是如此。[47]Willoughby RE, Roy-Burman A, Martin KW, et al. Generalized cranial artery spasm in human rabies. Dev Biol (Basel). 2008;131:367-375.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18634498?tool=bestpractice.com 全世界范围内已报告大约 15 例幸存者,并全部存在中重度神经系统后遗症。[53]Mani RS, Anand AM, Madhusudana SN. Human rabies in India: an audit from a rabies diagnostic laboratory. Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Apr;21(4):556-63.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tmi.12669/fullhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26799375?tool=bestpractice.com