Question

which of the following describes the circumstances that would result in the shortest incubation period for human rabies after exposure to an animal with rabies

A. feeding and caring for caged rabid animals

B. deep bite or lacerated wound on face or neck

C. bite in a insectivorous bat

D. bite on leg with no lesion

E. bite on sholder through winter clothing

Answer 1

#. The correct option is B) deep bite or lacerated wound on face or neck.

Rabies Virus

-causes an encephalitis that results in neurological abnormalities, including behavior changes. Mentation alterations promote transmission of the virus to others, e.g. disorientation, aggression, attacks

-the disease has a long, variable incuabation period of weeks to months

-invariably fatal

-highest mortality rate of any infectious disease

-death prevented through prompt post-exposure rabies vaccinations