How long has rabies been around?

I think rabies has been around for about 4,000 years. Or at least dating back to at least the ancient Greeks and Romans. (The number one animal infected with rabies was Racoons, which somewhere in the 70s 80s or 90s ranged from at least 1,800 racoons that year)

Hope I helped. =D I am currently writing a research paper on rabies and it said something about rabies being around for quite a while.