Paper II
2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

What is the likely clinical diagnosis

  • a) Guillain barre syndrome
  • c) Rabies
  • b) ECHO virus encephalitis
  • d) Herpes Simplex encephalitis
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Answer

- [x] c) Rabies

The combination of options across this MCQ set — antemortem diagnostic methods specific to rabies (corneal smear immunofluorescence, saliva antibody detection, brain RNA by RT-PCR), the Human Diploid Cell Vaccine (a rabies vaccine), and characteristic rabies transmission routes (bat bites, aerosol inhalation, corneal transplantation, unpasteurized milk from infected animals) — is diagnostically specific to rabies. Guillain-Barré syndrome, ECHO virus encephalitis, and Herpes Simplex encephalitis do not fit this specific combination of diagnostic and preventive measures unique to rabies.

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