<prompt> Antemoem rabies diagnosis is commonly made by?Corneal scrapingBrain biopsySkin biopsySaliva  <response>: - clinical diagnosis of rabies can be made on the basis of history of bite by rapid animal and characteristic signs and symptoms. - rabies can be confirmed in patient early in the illness by antigen detection using immunofluorescene of skin biopsy. Reference : Parks textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:278 p 