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Rabies 1. Rabies virus binds which cellular receptor? a. CD4 / b.CD155 / c. sial

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Question

Rabies

1. Rabies virus binds which cellular receptor?

a. CD4 / b.CD155 / c. sialic acid / d. NCAM

2. what types of animals does rabies virus infect? (choose all that apply)

mammals/birds/insects/reptiles/amphibians/fish

3.List 5 symptoms of paralytic (dumb) rabies in humans

4. List all 5 structural viral proteins of rabies and describe he function of at least 2 of them.

5. The virus that causes rabies is very well-known to infect mammals and the dog is the global reservoir of rabies

True/ False

6. small rodents, such as mice, have been documented to transmit rabies virus to humans

true/false

7. in the US, milllions of wild animals have been vaccinated for rabies virus

true/false

8. today in the us, nearly all rabies-infected, unvaccinated, symptomatic patients recover after treatment

true/false

9. rabies virus infection causes extensive structural damage to neurons in humans. -> true/false

10. list 8 symptoms of "furious" rabies in humans.

Explanation / Answer

Ans-1) d , Ans-2) mammals and birds, Ans-3) tachycardia ,depression, increased blood pressure, apathy, hallucinations, Ans-4). Five structural proteins are L ,G ,N , M1, M2 , Ans -5) true , Ans-6) false , Ans-7) true , Ans 9) true ,