Why don't rabies infected humans act like rabies infected animals

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This always puzzled me. Why don't humans act much more aggressive or crazed like its often depicted with animals. Afaik there's 2 types of rabies, "dumb" and "furious" so my question is more towards the 2nd type. For example, we never hear of rabies causing a human to accidentally bite another human so why is that?

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Humans rarely bite as a defensive option. Animals bite when they are scared, humans tend to throw punches.

Rabies doesn't make you bite, it makes you scared, confused and uncomfortable and aggressive, so you fight.

Humans rarely bite as a defensive option.

Tell that to fucking Kyle from Mrs. Ventura's second grade class.

Oh hey you also got bit by a kid in 2nd grade? I punched the kid that did it to me. Walk in the next day and get sent to the principals office. When I told them why I did it they tried looking for teeth marks to prove it. A solid 16 hours later.

Damn bureaucrats

Kyle. Humans rarely bite as a defensive option. Next time do the patriotic American thing and shoot your fellow elementary school students.