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- Rabies: ssRNA Rhabdoviridae / Lyssavirus, bullet-shaped, retrograde axonal transport to CNS
- Reservoirs: dogs (Asia + Africa, 95%), bats (USA primary), wild carnivores
- ~ 59K human deaths/yr globally; 95% in Asia + Africa
- Once symptomatic: ~ 100% fatal
- PEP essentially 100% effective if before symptoms
- Clinical:
- Prodrome with wound site paresthesia (pathognomonic)
- Encephalitic 80%: hydrophobia + aerophobia + hypersalivation + agitation
- Paralytic 20%: ascending flaccid paralysis (GBS mimic)
- PEP:
- Wound care + HRIG 20 IU/kg + 4-dose vaccine (Days 0, 3, 7, 14)
- Immunocompromise 5-dose (add Day 28)
- No HRIG if previously vaccinated; just 2 doses (Days 0, 3)
- PrEP: 2 or 3 doses for high-risk
- Bat exposure: PEP even without obvious bite if suspicious
- Domestic dog/cat/ferret: 10-day observation
- Small rodents/rabbits: usually no PEP
- Negri bodies in Purkinje cells = pathognomonic postmortem
- WHO 2030: end dog-mediated rabies deaths
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