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Animals can get rabies from being bitten by a infected animal.

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Rabies got its start from an animal with a brain malformation that got a disease. Its been around since 2000b.c. when an infected dog bit a man.

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gets passed down from the first to second

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Was Joey O'Passen the first one to get the rabies?

No. He was not the first person to get the rabies. Rabies evolved with the mammals or you can say with warm blooded animals.


Where did the first lizard contract rabies from?

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Do animals lose their rabies when they die and how do you get rid of them if not?

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Rabies is transmitted by bite of rabid animals. Usually the carnivorous animals transmit the rabies. The virus is there in the saliva of the rabid animals.


Why can't rabies be contained?

Rabies is transmitted primarily by animals, and infected animals usually do not show symptoms until long after their first exposure. These factors make it very hard to track.


How does a puppy get rabies?

Animals get rabies by being bitten by another animal that has rabies.


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 animals get rabies in South Australia?

No. Rabies is not present anywhere in Australia.


Can animals get rabies from mosquitoes?

No


Do mongoose carry rabies?

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Are any animals less likely to get rabies?

Opossums are less likely to get rabies


Can a mole give you rabies?

Yes. I can get the rabies. But it will not transmit the disease to other animals.