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for one thing, bugs cannot get rabies. only mammals can get it. what happens is one mammal bites another mammal and the bitten one gets rabies. rabies is transferred through Silva. so when a rabid animal bites through skin, it's Silva (or spit) seeps into the wound and infects the bitten animal.

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