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Microbiology
mohhaider - 08-10-08 17:05
The presence of Negri inclusion bodies in host cells is characteristic of
(a) Mumps
(b) Infectious mononucleosis
(c) Congenital rubella
(d) Aseptic meningitis
(e) Rabies
mohhaider - 08-10-08 17:05
The presence of Negri inclusion bodies in host cells is characteristic of
(a) Mumps
(b) Infectious mononucleosis
(c) Congenital rubella
(d) Aseptic meningitis
(e) Rabies
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#2
Re: Microbiology
mohhaider - 08-11-08 00:52 Correct
The definitive diagnosis of rabies in humans is based on the finding of Negri bodies, which are cytoplasmic inclusions in the nerve cells of the spinal cord and brain, especially in the hippocampus .
#3
Re: Microbiology babbu5508 - 07-31-10 22:39 Negri bodies are eosinophilic, sharply outlined, pathognomonic inclusion bodies (2–10 µm in diameter) found in the cytoplasm of certain nerve cells containing the virus of rabies, especially in the hippocampus.
#5
Re: Microbiology babbu5508 - 08-29-10 01:27 negri bodies arediagnostic of rabies and can be found in the brain cells of autopsied specimen...and as kaplan mentions, rabies is a diagnosis of autopsy
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