A pathologist detects Negri bodies while examining a brain section taken at autopsy.What was the cause of death?
A)rabies
B)meningococcal meningitis
C)eastern equine encephalitis
D)Hansen's disease
E)poliomyelitis

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Negri bodies are characteristic structures found in the nervous tissue of individuals infected with rabies virus. Therefore, the presence of Negri bodies indicates that the cause of death was rabies. The other options listed do not typically present with Negri bodies in the brain.

A Pathologist Detects Negri Bodies While Examining a Brain Section