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rabies meaning in Sinhala

පිස්සුකම pissukama

/ˈɹeɪ.biːz/

rabies in Sinhala: පිස්සුකම (pissukama), පිස්සුව (pissuwa). In English, rabies means an infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

Sinhala words for rabies

viral disease
පිස්සුකම pissukama, පිස්සුව pissuwa

English meaning of rabies

  1. noun An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

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Questions about rabies in Sinhala

What is the meaning of rabies in Sinhala?
Rabies in Sinhala is පිස්සුකම (pissukama), පිස්සුව (pissuwa).
rabies යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Rabies: පිස්සුකම (pissukama), පිස්සුව (pissuwa).
What does rabies mean in English?
Rabies means an infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

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