Question 272 · LEK · Rabies
Rabies virus cannot be contracted:
- A. from an infected bat by airborne transmission.
- B. from an infected bat via conjunctiva or nasal mucosa.
- C. via corneal graft from a rabies-infected person.
- D. via bloodstream as a result of viraemia.
- E. as a result of licking damaged skin by an infected animal.
Hint
Consider which pathway rabies virus uses to travel from the site of entry to the central nervous system.
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