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[[Rabies]] is a neurological killer that has evolved a fool-proof technique of transmission, and it cleverly evades the species barrier to present a potent threat to mammalian life. While the simplicity of the virus ensures its transmission, it also contributes to its weakness: its monoclonal antigenicity means that a single vaccination covers all strains of the disease. Though rabies is considered endemic in parts of the developed and undeveloped world, vaccination schemes have rendered the disease controllable to a satisfactory degree. Nonetheless, infection is still largely fatal and the disease should not be taken lightly.
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=Introduction=
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=Morphology=
==Morphology==
*Large, enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus
*Large, enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus
*'''Bullet-shaped''' with short glycoprotein spikes
*'''Bullet-shaped''' with short glycoprotein spikes
=Types and Subtypes=
==Types and Subtypes==
Two Genera:
Two Genera:
#Lyssaviruses: 7 genotypes
#Lyssaviruses: 7 genotypes
##Fish Rhabdoviruses, such as viral hemorrhagic syndrome and infectious haematopoetic necrosis virus
##Fish Rhabdoviruses, such as viral hemorrhagic syndrome and infectious haematopoetic necrosis virus
=Virulence and Pathogenesis=
==Virulence and Pathogenesis==
*Rabies is moderately resistant: it can survive well in dark places at low temperatures for several days
*Rabies is moderately resistant: it can survive well in dark places at low temperatures for several days
*Infection occurs through a '''penetrating bite''' in which virus is transmitted via '''saliva'''
*Infection occurs through a '''penetrating bite''' in which virus is transmitted via '''saliva'''