Tag: Rabies
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The Basis For R140—It’s Not So Fictional
R140 may be fictional—but the biology that inspired it is uncomfortably real. Classic rabies and its “rabies-like” relatives (lyssaviruses) can drive terrifying symptoms: choking spasms, hydrophobia, uncontrolled drooling, and behavior that eerily resembles the “infected” in zombie films. This essay explores how wealthy countries contain rare human cases, what happens where resources are limited, and…
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Flagstaff (Arizona) Rabies Strain Cont. to Mutate & Spread
Check out how a virus can mutate. Flagstaff strain of classic rabies has changed in a startling way. It is spreading among foxes and skunks by means of socializing between animals that aren’t showing symptoms. So, the fox and skunk version of a kiss! Just by being in close proximity to each other, a non-symptomatic…
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What is a Lyssavirus?
Lyssavirus The recent discovery of lyssavirus sequences from amphibians and reptiles challenges the mammalian origin of lyssaviruses. There is an 85% likelihood that these viruses originated in Palearctic. Definition: The Palearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas and North…
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Virus that Sounds like Soda
In America, some people fear small rodents can carry rabies and infect others with the virus. This is utterly untrue for classic rabies and most lyssaviruses. But there is one known to infect small rodents: Mokola. There are many publications on the Mokola virus available on the internet but most are super dry and boring…
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