Virology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
About a month after being bitten by a bat, a man develops an influenza-like illness. He subsequently develops striking mood changes, pharyngeal spasms with drooling, and seizures, and he falls into a coma. He eventually dies of his illness. This patient's deterioration was most likely caused by a virus from which of the following groups?
Answer choices
- AFlaviviruses
- BCaliciviruses
- CBunyaviruses
- DTogaviruses
- ERhabdovirusesCorrect answer
- FFiloviruses
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