Rabies

Paul Auwaerter, M.D.

MICROBIOLOGY

Single-stranded RNA, enveloped Lyssavirus causes rabies, nearly always fatal encephalitis in humans and other mammals.
Domestic dog main reservoir worldwide. Raccoons, foxes, bats, and skunks infected most commonly infected in the U.S.
Transmission is usually occurs by a bite of a rabid animal with virus shed in saliva.

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