All of the Following Statements About Rabies are True EXCEPT

Question

All of the following statements about rabies are true EXCEPT:
A)to transmit the virus,the animal must be shedding the virus in the saliva.
B)rabies progresses rapidly to the brain by the flow of cytoplasm through axons.
C)incubation time is proportional to the distance between the bite wound and the brain.
D)symptoms include hydrophobia,aerophobia,confusion,and hallucination.

Accepted Answer

Rabies virus spreads to the brain via retrograde axonal transport, not by the flow of cytoplasm through axons. This means the virus uses the neuron's transport machinery to move from the site of the bite towards the central nervous system.