Rabies encephalitis: virology
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Rabies encephalitis: virology. Rabies is a Lyssavirus: a rhabdovirus zoonosis. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Virology
- Rabies is a Lyssavirus: a rhabdovirus zoonosis
- Transmission is by direct animal bites or saliva contamination of wounds
Neuropathology: Negri bodies
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Neuropathology: other features
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Transmitting animals
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References
- Yousaf MZ, Qasim M, Zia S, Khan M, Ashfaq UA, Khan S. Rabies molecular virology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Virol J 2012; 9:50.
- Pounder D. Avoiding rabies. BMJ 2005; 331:469–470.
- Gadre G, Satishchandra P, Mahadevan A, et al. Rabies viral encephalitis: clinical determinants in diagnosis with special reference to paralytic form. JNNP 2010; 81:812-820.
