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Lyssavirus (rabies)

ISSN 2398-2950


Synonym(s): Rabies virus

Introduction

Classification

Taxonomy

  • Family: Rhabdoviridae.
  • Genus: Lyssavirus.
  • RNA virus.

Etymology

  • Gk: rhabdos- rod; refers to the shape of the virus. Often described as bullet-shaped; lyssa- rage, fury.

Distribution

  • Widely distributed throughout the world except in some European countries (including United Kingdom, Italy, France and Switzerland), Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Antarctica and some Caribbean countries.
  • Particularly prevalent in India which accounts for a third of the global total of human deaths due to rabies.

Significance

  • Causes rabies Rabies.
  • All mammals susceptible. Birds also susceptible but less so than mammals.

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Clinical Effects

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Diagnosis

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