TABLE 1.
Clinical scoring scale for HSV-infected mice
| Score | Description of score by type |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lesion | Eye | Neurological | |
| 0 | Lesion free | Symptom free | Symptom free |
| 1 | Small area of broken skin <0.5 cm | Pus around edges | Hunched posture, normal movement |
| 2 | Area of broken skin 0.5–1 cm | Pus and squint | Hunched posture, slow movement |
| 3 | Bleeding, scabbing, or pustules | Closed | Hunched posture, labored breathing and/or hind-leg paralysis |
| 4 | Broken skin >1 cm with multiple pustules or scabbing | Scab formation | Hunched, ruffled fur, little to no movement |
| 5 | Severe scabbing or bleeding with pustules | Severe scabbing | Moribund or dead |