Infection · UKMLA & AKT
Rabies
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise rabies — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Zoonotic viral encephalitis caused by Lyssavirus - almost uniformly fatal once clinical disease is established
- UK is 'no risk' for terrestrial rabies, but European Bat Lyssavirus present in UK bats
- Transmission via infected saliva - bite, scratch, or mucous membrane/broken skin contamination
- Incubation typically 3-12 weeks; >93% of cases within 1 year - longer for distal bites (virus travels by retrograde axonal transport ~50-100 mm/day)
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