Hydrophobia
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Hydrophobia or hydrophobe may refer to:
- RabiesRabiesRabies is a viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic , most commonly by a bite from an infected animal. For a human, rabies is almost invariably fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not administered prior to the onset of severe symptoms...
, especially a set of symptoms of the later stages of an infection, in which the victim has difficulty swallowing, shows panic when presented with liquids to drink, and cannot quench his or her thirst. - PhobiaPhobiaA phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational...
of water (this is mainly colloquial, phobia of water is usually called aquaphobiaAquaphobiaAquaphobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of water. Aquaphobia is a specific phobia that involves a level of fear that is beyond the patient's control or that may interfere with daily life. People suffer aquaphobia in many ways and may experience it even though they realize the water in an...
, see below, to differentiate it from rabies.) - AquaphobiaAquaphobiaAquaphobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of water. Aquaphobia is a specific phobia that involves a level of fear that is beyond the patient's control or that may interfere with daily life. People suffer aquaphobia in many ways and may experience it even though they realize the water in an...
, a morbid fear of water, or of swimming. - HydrophobeHydrophobeIn chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule that is repelled from a mass of water....
, a term used in chemistry to describe chemical "aversions" of a molecule, or part of a molecule, to water. - Hydrophobia (video game)
- Hydrophobia, a Hungarian disk magazine (1996–1997)