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Disease Score
| Score | Characterization | Clinical signs |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No clinical signs | — |
| 1 | Mild clinical signsa | Ruffled fur |
| 2 | Moderate clinical signs | Ruffled fur plus, lethargy, hunched posture, decreased activity |
| 3 | Severe clinical signs | Paresis, paralysis, tremor, shivers, ataxia, rigidity, coma |
| 4 | Death | — |
Mice that exhibited only mild clinical signs, did not show further signs of disease and recovered until the end of the experiment were not considered ill.
