Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Rabies
MICROBIOLOGY
- Single-stranded RNA, enveloped Lyssavirus causes rabies, nearly always fatal encephalitis in humans and other mammals.
- Domestic dog main reservoir worldwide. Raccoons, foxes, bats, and skunks infected most commonly infected in the U.S.
- Transmission is usually occurs by a bite of a rabid animal with virus shed in saliva.
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Last updated: March 7, 2023
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Auwaerter, Paul. "Rabies." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540469/all/Rabies.
Auwaerter P. Rabies. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540469/all/Rabies. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. (2023). Rabies. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. 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; 2023. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540469/all/Rabies.
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