Rhabdoviruses

Questions

1. Describe the general properties, including one virus that causes an important disease?

2. Describe the transmission pathway?

3. Describe the prevention tactics, treatment, and control strategies?

Rhabdviridae is 70-180nm in size, bullet shaped, spikes, ss –ve polarity, segmented genome, enveloped virus. Rabies virus belongs to this class and causes rabies. Transmission is by bites and stings from infected animals, and also inhalation of infected material (such as rat droppings). Prevention and control strategies include: animal quarantine, vigilance, oral animal vaccination programs. Active prevention includes human diploid cell vaccine, and passive prevention includes: rabies immune globulin. Vaccines are given to at risk groups, given in three doses, with boosters every 2 years.

Category: Microbiology Notes