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Rabies

Paul Auwaerter, M.D.

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MICROBIOLOGY

Single stranded RNA, enveloped Lyssavirus causes rabies, a nearly always fatal encephalitis of humans and other mammals.
Domestic dog main reservoir worldwide. Raccoons, foxes, bats, skunks infected most commonly infected in the U.S.
Transmission usually by bite of rabid animal with virus shed in saliva.

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Last updated: April 5, 2016

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Auwaerter, Paul. "Rabies." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540469/all/Rabies.

Auwaerter P. Rabies. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540469/all/Rabies. Accessed December 10, 2018.

Auwaerter, P. (2016). Rabies. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540469/all/Rabies

Auwaerter P. Rabies [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2018 December 10]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540469/all/Rabies

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