Lyssavirus is survivable with prompt medical treatment.
Lyssavirus (ABLV) is a virus that can spread from bats to humans, causing serious illness.
It is closely related to the rabies virus.
ABLV is very rare but can be fatal if not treated.
Lyssaviruses cause the disease rabies, which is a fatal encephalitic disease resulting in approximately 59,000 human deaths annually.
Rabies and Australian bat lyssavirus infection is almost always fatal after symptoms have appeared.
There is no effective treatment.
Preventive vaccination is recommended for certain people at increased risk of exposure.
People who have been exposed to a potential source of infection should seek urgent medical care.
Lyssavirus is a genus of RNA viruses in the family Rhabdoviridae, order Mononegavirales. Mammals, including humans, can serve as natural hosts.
The genus Lyssavirus includes the rabies virus traditionally associated with the disease of the same name.
Lyssaviruses are responsible for rabies, which is arguably the deadliest encephalitic disease known.
The prototype, rabies lyssavirus (RABV), is thought to be able to infect all terrestrial mammals.