Rabies Flashcards
Virion
Helical symmetry
Enveloped
G proteins
Not- endemic
Australia (bat lyssavirus)
New Zealand
Great Britain
Ireland
Hawaii
Japan
N, P, M, G, L
N - Nucleoprotein gene
P - Cofactor of Polymerase
M - Inner virion protein used in budding
G - Glycoprotein that forms trimers - spikes
L - RNA - dependent - RNA - Polymerase
CNS
Minimal Histological sings
Negri bodies
Deaths
55K wordwide
2 in US
Canine Rabies
Eliminated in 1970s
Wildlife species
Raccoons
Bats
Skunks
Fox
Not common in
Rodents
Squirrels
Swine
Stability
Cool
Moist
Alkaline pH
Cold Chain
4C
50% glycerol in saline
Classification
Rhabdo - Lyssavirus
Genotypes
Based on N protein
7 Genotypes
-Classical
-Lagos - No human disease
-Mokola
-Duvenhage
-European bat lyssavirus 1 and 2
-Australina bat lyssavirus
4 Proposed
-Aravan
-Irkut
-Khujand
-West Caucasian Bat
Serogroup
Only ONE major Serogroup
Variants
Distinguished by G and G-L, N
Panel of monoclonal AB to N
Biotypes
Variants associated with Specific species
Highly adapted to species