Question

Who initially developed the vaccine for rabies in a man?
(a)Robert Koch
(b)Joseph Lister
(c)Louis Pasteur
(d)Stanley

Answer 1

The rabies vaccine was first developed by the same person who gave the concept of pasteurization. The rabies vaccine is used to prevent rabies.

Complete answer:
Louis Pasteur developed the earliest effective vaccine against rabies on 6 July 1885.
Rabies virus (RABV) is the type species of the genus Lyssavirus belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae. The virus is a single-stranded RNA genome oriented in a negative sense. Louis Pasteur administered the vaccine to the human victim of a rabies-infected-dog bite.

Additional Information: -RABV is a zoonotic virus.
- This virus has a range of reservoir host species within the mammalian orders such as Carnivora and Chiroptera.
-The important reservoirs of this virus as a source of human disease are the domestic dog (Canis familiaris), a number of bat species particularly the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), and a number of insectivorous bat species in various parts of America.
-The virus enters the body through broken skin or through the eyes, nose, or mouth, and travels through nerves to the brain. It multiplies in the host cell causing inflammation and damage.
-A person infected with the RABV virus will have flu-like symptoms such as a fever, headache, muscle aches, loss of appetite, nausea.
-Rabies can be prevented by vaccinating the pets and by reporting about the stray animals to the local health authorities or animal-control officers.
So, the correct answer is ‘Louis Pasteur’.

Note: -Rabies are not contagious from person to person.
- The virus most frequently spreads through bites from an infected animal.
-It can also spread if the animal's saliva gets directly in touch with a person's eyes, nose, mouth, or an open wound.