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In 300 B.C., rabies is mentioned in several ancient literature works, such as the paper by Aristotle.
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In the 16 century rabies was discovered as a fatal disease by an Italian physician
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In the 18th century, legislation was passed in countries like Germany, France and Spain for the destruction of stray dogs, in attempt to reduce the risk that a rabid dog may come into contact and bite a human in the region.
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In 1884 people tried to reduce the force of the rabies virus.
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In 1884, rabies success with dogs was announced.
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In 1885, a French biologist named Louis Pasteur, created the first rabies vaccine
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In 1886, a man named Pasteur presents a paper of using his new rabies vaccine
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In the 1900's, rabies was greatly reduced from many developed regions that were previously affected, such as Central Europe.
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In 2004, a girl named Jeanna Giese was the first person ever to survive rabies without a vaccine.
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World Rabies Day, lauched in 2007, aims to raise awareness about the public health impact of human and animal rabies.
