The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with
   the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a
   sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in
   deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing
   convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed
   in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.