Clinical Syndromes??? Rabies is virtually always fatal unless treated by vaccination.??? After a long but highly variable incubation period, the prodrome phase of rabies ensues.??? The patient has symptoms such as fever, malaise, headache, pain or paresthesia (itching) at the site of the bite, gastrointestinal symptoms, fatigue, and anorexia.??? The prodrome usually lasts 2 to 10 days, after which