Rabies Flashcards

1
Q

In the case of silent rabies rabid dogs cannot bark

A

F

Furious rabies = change of behaviour

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2
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There is a high level of cross protection between phylogroups of rabies viruses

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F

Between members of the same phylogroup
3 phylogroups exists

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3
Q

Humans can be infected with European bat lyssaviruses in case of direct contact

A

T

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4
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Cytoplasmic inclusion bodies can be seen in the case of rabies

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T

Negri bodies

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5
Q

Only carnivorous animals are susceptible to rabies virus

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F

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6
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Rabies virus is uniform without serotypes, genotypes etc

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F

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7
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Aggressiveness is a frequent sign of rabies

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T

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8
Q

Puppies have to be vaccinated against rabies at the age of 6 weeks

A

F

3 months

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9
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Rabies virus can infect humans; however, humans are not very susceptible

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T

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10
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Bat lyssaviruses cannot infect humans

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F

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11
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Bats infected with European bat lyssaviruses frequently attack animals

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T

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12
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Rabies is a notifiable disease

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T

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13
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Increased sex drive is a frequent sign of rabies

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T

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14
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Sylvatic rabies is maintained by wild living animals

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T

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15
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Foxes maintain sylvatic rabies in Europe

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T

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16
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Racoon is one of the species that maintains sylvatic rabies in America

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T

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17
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In order to prevent sylvatic rabies, foxes are vaccinated per os with live vaccine in bait

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T

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18
Q

Changed behaviour and paralysis are clinical signs of rabies

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T

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19
Q

The incubation time of rabies is generally 24-72 hours; however, exceptions can occur

A

F

2-8 weeks

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20
Q

The incubation time of rabies is generally 2-8 weeks; however, exceptions can occur

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T

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21
Q

Rabies virus can only be transmitted with bite

A

F

per os aerosol contact with saliva or neural tissues shedding in milk and urine

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22
Q

The host range of rabies is very narrow, mainly dogs and foxes are susceptible

A

F

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23
Q

Dogs have to be observed for 14 days if they have bitten humans

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T

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24
Q

Herbivorous animals bitten by foxes can be emergency slaughtered

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T

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25
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Rabies virus can be detected with immunofluorescence test

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T

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26
Q

Rabies virus appears in the saliva 2-3 days after the onset of the clinical signs

A

F

shedding even before CS

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27
Q

Lethality of rabies in humans is high

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T

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28
Q

The resistance of rabies virus is low; it cannot survive in the environment for a long time

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T

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29
Q

Rabies can be diagnosed by detection of antibodies in paired sera

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F

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30
Q

Antibodies against rabies detected with ELISA confirm the diagnosis of rabies

A

F

indirect detection for vaccination control
direct detection confirms the diagnosis

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31
Q

Rabies virus is spreading alone the nerves in the host

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T

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32
Q

Urban rabies has been eradicated from the Earth

A

F

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33
Q

Urban rabies is maintained by dogs and cats

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T

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34
Q

Rabies occurs only in tropical countrie

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F

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35
Q

Herbivores animals are generally dead end hosts of rabies

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T

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36
Q

Rabies virus replicates in the lymphocytes

A

F

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37
Q

Postmortem examination of rabid animals is forbidden

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F

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38
Q

Haemorrhages of the serous membranes are typical postmortem lesions of rabies

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F

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39
Q

Rabies can be diagnosed only by using PCR

A

F

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40
Q

Post exposition vaccine against rabies can be given to ruminants bitten by foxes

A

T

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41
Q

Rabies virus does not penetrate the blood vessels

A

F

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42
Q

Rabies: one of the important symptoms is the change of behaviour

A

T

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43
Q

Rabies: one important symptom is paralysis

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T

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44
Q

In rabies we find purulent encephalitis in negri-bodies

A

F
Not purulent

45
Q

With immunofluorescence test we can diagnose rabies

A

T

46
Q

We can diagnose rabies by antibody detection test

A

F

47
Q

When an animal which is infected with rabies virus attacks another dog, it should be vaccinated immediately

A

F

48
Q

Rabies is a uniform virus

A

F

many phylogroups and serotypes

49
Q

Rabies is a resistant virus

A

F

50
Q

Warm blooded animals can be infected with rabies

A

T

51
Q

Rabies can be transmitted only by saliva

A

F

52
Q

Fox rabies: we can use live vaccines

A

T

53
Q

Since 2002 rabies is eradicated from Hungary

A

F

54
Q

Humans can be infected by Rabies bite

A

T

55
Q

Humans can be infected by Rabies during organ transplants

A

T

happened in Germany and USA

56
Q

Rabies virus is spreading in the infected animals peri-neural

A

T

57
Q

Rabies virus is shed in the saliva, before appearance of the clinical signs

A

T

58
Q

The incubation of rabies is generally less than one week

A

F

59
Q

The rabies virus is a uniform virus without serotypes, genotypes, subtypes etc

A

F

60
Q

High amount of rabies virus is shed in the saliva

A

T

61
Q

The causative agent of rabies is a uniform virus, without different types or groups

A

F

62
Q

The resistance of the rabies virus is good, it retains infectivity for several months in the environment

A

F

63
Q

All warm-blooded animals are susceptible to rabies virus

A

T

64
Q

Rabies virus is shed in high titre in the saliva

A

T

65
Q

Paralysis is a clinical sign of rabies

A

T

66
Q

Foxes are vaccinated with attenuated bait vaccine

A

T

67
Q

Cattle bitten by rabid animals may be vaccinated post exposition or slaughtered

A

T

68
Q

Humans can be infected with rabies, only by being bitten by rabid animals

A

F

69
Q

Rabies virus is spreading along the nerves to the central nervous system

A

T

70
Q

Rabies virus is shed in the saliva only after the appearance of the clinical signs

A

F

71
Q

Focal necrosis in the liver is a typical lesion of rabies

A

F

72
Q

Immunofluorescence test is widely used diagnostic method in the case of rabies

A

T

73
Q

Virus neutralization test is used to the laboratory diagnosis of rabies cases

A

F

74
Q

Dogs have to be vaccinated for the prevention of rabies at the age of 3 months for the first time

A

T

75
Q

Increased salivation is a clinical sign of rabies

A

T

76
Q

Always the furious form of rabies can be seen in dogs

A

F

furious or silent

77
Q

Colic can be a sign of rabies in horses

A

T

78
Q

Changed behaviour is a clinical sign of rabies of wild living animals

A

T

79
Q

Only the classical rabies virus can cause clinical signs, the other genotypes not

A

F

80
Q

The sylvatic form of rabies is maintained by different wild living animals

A

T

81
Q

Rabies virus causes viraemia soon after infection

A

F

82
Q

Saliva can contain rabies virus, before the appearance of clinical signs

A

T

83
Q

Humans are not susceptible to European bat lyssaviruses

A

F

84
Q

There is no haematogenic spreading of the rabies virus

A

T

No viraemia

85
Q

Increased sexual activity is seen in rabid cattle

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T

86
Q

Dogs have to be vaccinated against rabies in the first week of life

A

F

87
Q

Cattle bitten by a rabid animal can be vaccinated after exposition

A

T

vaccinated or emerg slaughtered

88
Q

The rabid bats fly during the day

A

T

89
Q

Immunofluorescence (IF) is reliable in the diagnosis of rabies

A

T

90
Q

Only the classical rabies virus is present in Europe

A

F

91
Q

Urban form of rabies is maintained by the fox in Europe

A

F

92
Q

Rabies virus is highly resistant

A

F

93
Q

Rabies virus cannot be cultured

A

F

mouse brain

94
Q

Presence of antibodies to rabies virus confirms the diagnosis of rabies

A

F

95
Q

Detection of Negri bodies is more sensitive than immunofluorescence test, in the case of rabies

A

F

IF 99% sensitivity

negri bodies can be caused by other stuff as well

96
Q

Virus isolation is the most widely used way of diagnosis of rabies

A

T

97
Q

Inhalation of the virus is the main way of infection with rabies virus

A

F

98
Q

Rabies virus is replicating in the lymphoid cells and causes viraemia before the appearance of the clinical signs

A

F

99
Q

The incubation time of rabies is variable, generally between 2 and 8 weeks

A

T

100
Q

Immunofluorescence test can be used to the detection of rabies virus in the brain

A

T

101
Q

Rabid animals have to be vaccinated immediately

A

F

extermination not vaccination

102
Q

In cats furious form of rabies is typical

A

T

103
Q

In dogs both furious and silent form of rabies can occur

A

T

Cats + sus= Furious
eq + Ca = Both

104
Q

Rabies has been eradicated in Europe

A

F

105
Q

Rabies spread through venereal

A

F

106
Q

The high-titre of virus neutralizing antibodies confirms the diagnosis of rabies

A

F

107
Q

Live vaccines are used for the vaccination of foxes against rabies

A

T

108
Q

Rabies symptoms appear only after CNS signs

A

F

109
Q

Rabies virus can only be found in the nervous system

A

F

saliva milk urine