This illustration shows how the rabies virus inhibits nicotinic receptors in the brain, which interferes with communication and induces frenzied behavior. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

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A short (29 amino acid) peptide derived from the rabies virus glycoprotein (RVG) was shown to act as a 'key' to the CNS, by specifically binding to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AchR ...

While infection of neurons is the hallmark of bona fide neurotropic viruses such as rabies and some herpesviruses ... and in the brain of transgenic mice expressing the human receptor of the virus, ...

The causative agent of rabies is rabies virus (RV), a negative-stranded RNA virus of the rhabdovirus family. Neuroinvasiveness and neurotropism are the main features that define the pathogenesis ...

The rabies virus is a member of the Lyssavirus genus, according to a news release from the SC Department of Public Health. Rabies is transmitted through the saliva or neural tissue of infected ...

FILE - A microscopic view of brain tissue infected with the rabies virus, showing inflammation and damage to nerve cells. Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear and typically spreads ...

Alameda County Vector Control officials are alerting the public that a dead bat found in the Niles neighborhood of Fremont this week has tested posted for rabies. The bat was discovered at a home ...

The majority have been raccoons but three feral cats have also tested positive for the virus. Before last summer, Nassau had not had a positive rabies case in a raccoon since 2016. On Monday ...