Can shrews have rabies

Answer 1

Directly from the CDC website:Small rodents (e.g., squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice) and lagomorphs (including rabbits and hares) are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to transmit rabies to humans.

Answer 2

well they are wild so yes the can

CORRECTION: Not all wild animals carry rabies. In fact many animals cannot carry rabies, as it requires a very specific Biology and temperature to survive. Since shrews have a very high metabolism and temperature, they are not suitable carriers for rabies. The rabies virus would not be capable of propogating within them. Typical carriers of rabies include dogs, cats, raccoons, skunks, and deer.

Rabies is spread through fluid exposure, typically saliva from bites, but sometimes also through blood (such as handling a wounded, dying, or dead animal). The symptoms of rabies are NOT the same across all infected animals- some may show aggression, whereas most will begin developing severe nerve and spinal problems before it affects their upper conciousness, such as humans (who ypically remain lucid and sane until effectively paralyzed). Rabies is a virus which attacks the neural cells of the body, specifically in the brain and brain stem.