Which of the Following About the Pathogenesis of Rabies Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following about the pathogenesis of rabies is false?

• A) the rabies virus lyses host cells which explains neurological symptoms including pharyngeal spasms, confusion, loss of coordination, delirium, and the characteristic hydrophobia
• B) the virus rapidly travels through neurons, replicating and spreading to the CNS
• C) after invading brain cells, rabies spreads back out into the PNS where it replicates and is shed from tissues that are well supplied with nerves, including the salivary glands
• D) the virus slowly replicates in the muscle cells leading to a long incubation period that lasts from two months to a year
• E) a diagnostic sign of rabies is the formation of Negri bodies, small clusters of virus inside the neurons

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