Rabies Flashcards
In the case of silent rabies rabid dogs cannot bark
F
Furious rabies = change of behaviour
There is a high level of cross protection between phylogroups of rabies viruses
F
Between members of the same phylogroup
3 phylogroups exists
Humans can be infected with European bat lyssaviruses in case of direct contact
T
Cytoplasmic inclusion bodies can be seen in the case of rabies
T
Negri bodies
Only carnivorous animals are susceptible to rabies virus
F
Rabies virus is uniform without serotypes, genotypes etc
F
Aggressiveness is a frequent sign of rabies
T
Puppies have to be vaccinated against rabies at the age of 6 weeks
F
3 months
Rabies virus can infect humans; however, humans are not very susceptible
T
Bat lyssaviruses cannot infect humans
F
Bats infected with European bat lyssaviruses frequently attack animals
T
Rabies is a notifiable disease
T
Increased sex drive is a frequent sign of rabies
T
Sylvatic rabies is maintained by wild living animals
T
Foxes maintain sylvatic rabies in Europe
T
Racoon is one of the species that maintains sylvatic rabies in America
T
In order to prevent sylvatic rabies, foxes are vaccinated per os with live vaccine in bait
T
Changed behaviour and paralysis are clinical signs of rabies
T
The incubation time of rabies is generally 24-72 hours; however, exceptions can occur
F
2-8 weeks
The incubation time of rabies is generally 2-8 weeks; however, exceptions can occur
T
Rabies virus can only be transmitted with bite
F
per os aerosol contact with saliva or neural tissues shedding in milk and urine
The host range of rabies is very narrow, mainly dogs and foxes are susceptible
F
Dogs have to be observed for 14 days if they have bitten humans
T
Herbivorous animals bitten by foxes can be emergency slaughtered
T
Rabies virus can be detected with immunofluorescence test
T
Rabies virus appears in the saliva 2-3 days after the onset of the clinical signs
F
shedding even before CS
Lethality of rabies in humans is high
T
The resistance of rabies virus is low; it cannot survive in the environment for a long time
T
Rabies can be diagnosed by detection of antibodies in paired sera
F
Antibodies against rabies detected with ELISA confirm the diagnosis of rabies
F
indirect detection for vaccination control
direct detection confirms the diagnosis
Rabies virus is spreading alone the nerves in the host
T
Urban rabies has been eradicated from the Earth
F
Urban rabies is maintained by dogs and cats
T
Rabies occurs only in tropical countrie
F
Herbivores animals are generally dead end hosts of rabies
T
Rabies virus replicates in the lymphocytes
F
Postmortem examination of rabid animals is forbidden
F
Haemorrhages of the serous membranes are typical postmortem lesions of rabies
F
Rabies can be diagnosed only by using PCR
F
Post exposition vaccine against rabies can be given to ruminants bitten by foxes
T
Rabies virus does not penetrate the blood vessels
F
Rabies: one of the important symptoms is the change of behaviour
T
Rabies: one important symptom is paralysis
T