2007-05-10 17:49:54 · 4 answers · asked by matongmatongchu 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The virus is usually present in the blood, nerves, and saliva of a symptomatic rabid animal. The route of infection is usually, but not necessarily, by a bite.
Rabies is known to have been transmitted between humans by transplant surgery.
2007-05-10 17:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I worked at an animal hospital, there was a Beagle brought in before I went on my shift. It had not been tagged as quarantined as it should have been. So I cleaned it run and gave it food and water. As I was exiting the run one of the doctors asked where the tag was and I advised that it didn't have one. The doctor told me to tag it and put a card on it.
Anyone that entered the run had to sign the card. The food and water containers had to be sterilized every day.
I was told that if it did have rabies, just being exposed to the dog, that I or anyone that was in contact with the dog would have to go through a series of shots.
I found out then that you don't have to be bitten to contract rabies. Just being exposed to their saliva can transmit the virus. That is why only mammals can catch rabies.
2007-05-11 05:17:25 · answer #2 · answered by Bea S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabies can be transferred through any type of wound where the infected animal's blood or saliva mixes with yours. The people who most commonly get rabies are dairy farmers. The cows get bitten by a rabid fox or raccoon. The farmer -- who has lots of cuts on his well-worn hands -- treats the injury and gets the blood in his skin. I'm sure that most dairy farmers get vaccinated against rabies.
ANY warm blooded animal CAN get rabies. It is very, very rare, though, for a small animal like a rat, rabbit, squirrel or mouse to have rabies because they are almost always killed in the initial attack.
There is no way to get rabies without being EXPOSED to an infected animal, but you don't have to be BITTEN.
Rabies is not something to fool around with. If you even SUSPECT you've been exposed, go to a doctor. Once you start having symptoms, you are DEAD.
2007-05-11 01:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by luvrats 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my brother bit me and i got rabies,now they call me dog boy?
2007-05-11 00:53:00 · answer #4 · answered by mego 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋