Lyssavirus
The Lyssavirus, or Australian bat lyssavirus, is a viral disease in the family of Rhabdoviridae, It is associated by rabies virus. It can spread to humans from rabid animals, The Lyssavirus is one of the most dangerous and deadliest viruses.[1]
Lyssavirus | |
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Colored transmission electron micrograph of Australian bat lyssavirus. The bullet-like objects are the virions, and some of them are budding off from a cell. | |
Virus classification | |
Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Lyssavirus |
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Cases
In 2004, Jeanna Giese, at 15, was bitten by the bat. She was the first human survivor who did not get any treatment or vaccine.
Mythology
The Lyssa is named "lyssa/lytta" or the "god anger" in Greek, and the madness/frenzy in Latin. In the past 4,000 years ago.
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