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RABIES

Source: http://www.infectionlandscapes.org/2013/05/rabies.html

Resistance to physical and chemical action

Temperature: Does not survive for more than 24 hours in dead animals
when temperatures reach 21°C (70°F), but is highly resistant for
extended periods at low or freezing temperatures

pH: Sensitive to very low pH (below 3) or very high pH (greater than 11)

Chemicals/ Disinfectants: Inactivated by sodium hypochlorite, 45–75%
ethanol, iodine preparations, quaternary ammonium compounds,
formaldehyde, phenol, ether, trypsin, β-propiolactone, and some other
detergents

Survival: Does not survive well outside its host (in dried blood and
secretions) as it is susceptible to sunlight and desiccation. It is also
susceptible to ultraviolet radiation

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