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=Introduction=
 
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 insures 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.
 
 
 
=Morphology=
 
*Large, enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus
 
*'''Bullet-shaped''' with short glycoprotein spikes
 
 
 
=Types and Subtypes=
 
Two Genera:
 
#Lyssaviruses: 7 genotypes
 
##'''Genotype 1''' is '''classical rabies'''
 
##Genotypes 2-7 more limited in distribution
 
##Genotype 4 infects '''insectivorous bats'''
 
#Vesiculoviruses are all '''exotic''' to the UK:
 
##Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
 
##Ephemeral Fever
 
##Fish Rhabdoviruses, such as viral hemorrhagic syndrome and infectious haematopoetic necrosis virus
 
 
 
=Virulence and Pathogenesis=
 
*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'''
 
*'''Incubation''' period is variable but can be long (10 days to 12 months), and increases with distance of the bite to the CNS
 
**80% show signs within 4 months
 
*Primary replication of the virus occurs in the '''muscle'''
 
*The virus gains access to nervous tissue and travels toward the '''brain''', where it continues to replicate
 
*It then migrates down cranial nerves to infect salivary glands and the cornea
 
*Virus is shed in '''saliva''' and '''tears''' and can be shed BEFORE the onset of classical signs
 
*The onset of clinical signs in dogs and cats includes:
 
**Behavioral changes
 
**Pyrexia
 
**Salivation
 
**Dilation of pupils
 
*Two forms of the virus exist:
 
**'''Furious''' form:
 
***Common to cats and dogs
 
***Abnormal aggression, salivation, and attack without provocation
 
***Disordered wandering
 
***Incoordination, convulsions, coma and death within 3-10 days
 
**'''Dumb''' form
 
***May or may not follow Furious form
 
***Common to ruminants and horses
 
***Ruminal tympany, tenesmus, diarrhoea
 
***Paralysis of lower jaw, drooling saliva, tremors and progressive paralysis
 
***In dogs, a change in voice may be observed (bellowing)
 
*Human infection is characterized by '''hydrophobia'''
 
 
 
=Epidemiology=
 
*Rabies is a '''NOTIFIABLE''' zoonosis
 
*Rabies is found worldwide, though currently considered exotic to the UK and Australia
 
Host Range:
 
*All mammals are susceptible
 
**Very susceptible: foxes, jackals, wolves
 
**Susceptible (10,000x virus necessary to infect): cats, rodents, bats, skunks, cattle, mongooses
 
**Moderately susceptible (100,000x virus necessary to infect): dogs, sheep, goats, horses, primates
 
*Isolates can show to some species specificity in their reservoir host
 
Reservoir species by region:
 
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!'''Region'''
 
!'''Reservoir Species'''
 
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|Europe
 
|Red fox
 
|-
 
|Russia, Turkey, Middle East
 
|Dog, Raccoon
 
|-
 
|USA
 
|Raccoon, Fox, Skunk
 
|-
 
|Africa
 
|Dog, Jackal, Mongoose
 
|-
 
|Asia
 
|Dog, Mongoose
 
|-
 
|South America
 
|Dog, Vampire bat
 
|-
 
|Worldwide
 
|Insectivorous Bats
 
|}
 
*The current position of DEFRA holds bat lyssaviruses to be present in the UK
 
*Human infection and death an occur after infection with bat rabies
 
**Nocturnal bat bites account for 50% of human cases in the USA
 
*Humans develop disease but excrete little virus
 
*Immune recovered animals are rare, but are not shown to be infections
 
 
 
=Diagnosis=
 
 
 
 
 
=Rabies Control=
 
*Antigenicity allows a single antigenic type to vaccinate
 

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