Why in news?  World Rabies Day is celebrated globally on September 28.

Highlights:

• Why this day – Death anniversary of Louis Pasteur + French chemist and microbiologist who developed the first vaccine against rabies
• Conceived by – Global Alliance for Rabies Control in 2007
• Theme 2023 – “All for 1, One Health for All”.

About Rabies  

• Rabies is a preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal
• It affects peripheral nerves and central nervous system
• The disease can be diagnosed only after the start of symptoms