Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The vast majority of rabies cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year occur in wild animals like raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death. The early symptoms of rabies in people are similar to that of many other illnesses, including fever, headache, and general weakness or discomfort.
World's longest railway tunnel to open after 17 years of construction: Trains in Switzerland will travel at 155mph through 35 miles of mountain. The new Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) will measure 35.4 miles in length and is 7,545 feet below the Gotthard massif.
The 38-mile (60km) long NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel will allow trains to travel between Zurich and MIlan in just two hours 50 minutes, shaving an hour off the current time. In January 1,000 people will be selected for the maiden voyage. The Gotthard Tunnel has cost the Swiss authorities Â£6.5bn and took 2,000 workers 20 years to build, which included shifting 31 million tonnes of earth using two million truckloads. Boring machines were able to cut through up to 100 feet of rock every day.