Difference between rabies and infulenza

a contagious and fatal viral disease of dogs and other mammals that causes madness and convulsions, transmissible through the saliva to humans, usually caused by a rabid animal through physical contact. While influenza is a virus that a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Influenza usually comes on suddenly. People who have Influenza often feel some or all of these symptoms: fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headaches, and fatigue