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The answer is no. If you are worried about a little scratch from a rat you shouldn't be. As long as you clean it out well and keep it unexposed you should be fine. The only way rabies can be transmitted is if the animal has rabies(this does not include pets)and it bites you and it draws blood. Do not worry and if it makes you feel better,see a doctor.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes, rabies is transmitted through saliva. If the animal licked
it's claws then there's a possibility that you might get rabies.
Do not wait for symptoms.
See a doctor immediately the same day you got scratched.
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∙ 15y agoRabies is found only in the saliva of the infected. So, no, you can't get rabies by being scratched by a cat. Unless, of course, it drools on the wound after it scratches you.
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∙ 15y agono. only from infected saliva or blood. Gotcookies says: it is possible, if the infected animal has touched your dog when blood came out, or if the animal bit him
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∙ 13y agoYes, and it doesn't have to be a scratch. You can also get it from touching an animal with rabies blood or saliva (spit) and putting your hand in your mouth or touching a wound on your body.
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∙ 14y agoUsually no, because rabies is transmitted through blood or saliva. However, if you are scratched by an animal with rabies, it is best to get it checked out.
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Can Cats Transmit Rabies?
Yes, by biting or scratching. (Rabies does not appear to spread through fleas.)
How do you get rid of the animals rabies?
There is no cure for rabies in an animal. The animal must be destroyed (killed).
How does a puppy get rabies?
Animals get rabies by being bitten by another animal that has rabies.
Can chipmunks have rabies?
Any mammal can have rabies, but no animal inhenerntly has it. A wild animal that contracts rabies will die within a few weeks.
Can dogs get rabies from the sun?
No. Rabies is caused by the rabies virus (it is therfore an infection), which is carried in the saliva of an infected animal. To become infected an animal needs to be bitten by an infected animal.
What are some ways dogs get rabies?
a dog can get rabies by another animal that has rabies biting him.
Where do rabies from from?
Rabies is a parasite) organism,"bug" that infiltrates the blood stream from an animal bite from an infected animal or even contact with saliva from an infected animal. Rabies attacks brain tissue and destroys the "synapse" between nerves in the brain. Untreated it is usually always fatal.
How do people get rabies?
if you get bitten by a dog with rabies you might get them
They get rabies from food or sex. How do the animals that give animals rabies get rabies?
Rabies virus is found in the saliva of an infected animal. A bite will transmit it. It is passed from one animal to another this way.
Can you eat a chicken that was bitten by an animal with rabies?
I would Definitely NOT eat a chicken that has been bitten by an animal with rabies. Unless you want rabies, too.
Can a dog get rabies from being in the sun?
No. A dog can only get rabies from contact with a rabies-infected animal.
Do insects carry rabies?
No, i don't think that bees can have rabies.
