Rabies is a disease (caused by the rabies virus) primarily of animals, including both wild and domestic animals and human beings.

Although people usually associate rabies with dogs, among domesticated animals in the U.S., rabies today is more likely to be found in cats.

Cats, dogs and cattle account for nearly 90 percent of rabies cases in domestic animals, with horses, mules, sheep, goats and ferrets making up the remaining cases.

Among wild animals, the disease is most often reported in skunks...