australian bat lyssavirus

Question 1

ABL host

Answer 1

• bat

- flying fox

Question 2

ABL pathogen

Answer 2

virus

- lyssavirus

Question 3

ABL mode of transmission

Answer 3

• direct contact
• transferred from bats to humans when a bat scratches or bites a human
• getting the saliva in the eyes nose or mouth

Question 4

ABL life cycle

Answer 4

1. virus enters the body via bat bite
2. virus replicates in muscles at the site of the bite
3. virus infects nerves in peripheral nervous system
4. virus replicates in dorsal root ganglion and travel up spinal cord to the brain
5. brain gets infected

Question 5

ABL management

Answer 5

• rabies vaccine
• disinfect wounds if attacked by a bat
• no actual treatment for disease

Question 6

ABL impacts

Answer 6

• fever
• headache
• production of large amounts of saliva
• paralysis
• delirium
• convulsions
• death