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* Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes was a famous doctor who coined the term "anesthesia." Just don't confuse him with his son with the same name, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.

* Rabies viruses travel slowly up the nervous system. How quickly an untreated rabies victim exhibits symptoms depends on the distance from the bite to the brain. For example, a bite on the neck might take three weeks, while a bite on the leg may take seven.

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