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Doctors at Mubende General Hospital have raised alarm over the increasing number of deaths caused by dog-borne disease known as Rabies.
Rabies is a contagious and fatal viral disease that attacks dogs and other mammals.
It is transmitted through saliva and causes madness.
Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle spasms, paralysis, and mental illness.
According to medics, four people died last month in Mubende and yet previously they had been getting less than five people a year.
Dr. Ronic Kamugisha, a doctor at Mubende General Hospital told reporters that all patients that were bitten by mad dogs have died, warning people who live with dogs to be careful because they too could end up losing their lives. END.