She had one of the classic symptoms of late-stage rabies -- fear of water, or hydrophobia.
www.khmertimeskh.com As the disease progresses, more specific symptoms appear and may include insomnia, anxiety, confusion, slight or partial paralysis, excitation, hallucinations, agitation, hyper-salivation, difficulty swallowing and hydrophobia.
www.mnn.com You occasionally develop a condition known as hydrophobia, where you become fearful of the presence or the sight of water.
metro.co.uk People with furious rabies exhibit signs of hyperactivity, excited behaviour, hydrophobia and sometimes aerophobia.
www.ghanaweb.com Rabies does not cause epidemics, but the infection was greatly feared because of its terrible symptoms, which include insanity, hydrophobia and death.
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