• NO prizes for this quiz – donation already made to the Forum .


• Complementary to the general quiz set by Les ( which I had no chance of winning ! ).


• Answers, with a few key links, in my next posts .


• 20 questions on rabies ( T / F = True or False ) :-


1. Present on all continents except one – which ?


2. Caused by what ?


3. Everyone bitten by an infected animal develops rabies. T / F


4. Bites by infected dogs cause :- a. 75% / b. 85% /or c. 95% of cases ?


5. Untreated rabies kills :- a. 75% / b. 85% / or c. over 95% humans and animals ?


6. Humans bitten by rabid animals :- a. 1/5 / b. 2/5 / or c. 4/5 are children ?


7. Estimated worldwide deaths / year :- a. 30,000 / b. 70,000 / or c. 150,000 ?


8. Human rabies in UK acquired abroad, through dog bites, - about half a dozen since 2000. T / F


9. Less than 160 recorded deaths from rabies in Philippines in 2013. T / F


10. Can be passed between people. T / F


11. Can be treated with antibiotics. T / F


12. First rabies vaccines developed in 1985. T / F


13. Vaccine doesn’t work in humans AFTER being bitten by rabid animal. T / F


14. Incubation period usually varies from several weeks to six months. T / F


15. “ Furious “ rabies, with hydrophobia, less common than “ paralytic “ rabies. T / F


16. Rabies can be diagnosed before any symptoms appear. T / F


17. Mass vaccination of dogs against rabies more expensive than prevention in humans. T / F



18. “ Pet Travel Scheme “ for dogs entering UK requires microchip, vaccination, and entry is allowed after 21 days without blood test. T / F


19. Vaccine is free on the NHS in UK. T / F


20. Rabies treatment in the Philippines can only be obtained at San Lazaro Hospital and RITM ( Research Institute for Tropical Medicine ) . T / F