Discussion
Rabies is a disease transmitted to man and animals through the bite of a rabies-infected animal, most commonly by dogs. It is caused by a virus present in the saliva of the infected animal which gets deposited in the wound of the bite victim, multiplies and travels towards the brain and spinal cord. If not treated, about half of such cases develop rabies. Symptoms of the disease start one to three months after the bite. Very few laboratory tests are available for the diagnosis of rabies in India. Precautionary measures include prompt washing of the dog bite wound with soap and water. The wound is also treated with cetavlon, tincture of iodine or spirit.
Rabies can be transmitted from any animal to the other through open cuts and wounds.
Answer: D
Correct answer: Definitely true
The passage gives the mechanism, not merely the usual route. The virus lives in the saliva of the infected animal and causes the disease by being deposited in a wound, from which it multiplies and travels to the brain and spinal cord. A bite is only the commonest way of delivering infected saliva into a wound; wherever saliva meets an open cut the same mechanism operates, so the statement follows from what is given.
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