Rhabdoviruses -- Rabies Flashcards
1
Q
Shape?
A
Bullet shaped
2
Q
Genome?
A
-ssRNA
Helical
Enveloped
3
Q
Replicate in…
A
Cytoplasm
4
Q
Why such a long incubation period?
A
20-90 days to work through PNS
5
Q
Early Rabies symptoms?
A
Flu-like, Itching at bite site
6
Q
Neurologic Phase Rabies Symptoms?
A
Dysfunction, Anxiety, Agitation, hallucinations, insomnia, coma, death
7
Q
When is the disease dubbed fatal?
A
When CNS symptoms appear.
8
Q
After CNS spread, virus usually moves to…
Significance of this info.
A
Salivary glands – How bites spread it
Causes hydrophobia
9
Q
Common rabies reservoirs (4)
A
Bat
Fox
Raccoon
Skunk
