Rabies

No dogs do not get rabies from being sprayed by spunks. But if they are bitten they do. The spray will just leave them stinking horribly!

Most possum species are found only in Australia (the possum is a completely different animal to the opossum) or neighbouring New Zealand, where it has been introduced. Australia does not have rabies, so therefore it is quite safe to say that Australian possums cannot have rabies, and therefore cannot transmit rabies to dogs.

Some people believe possums are the same as opossums. They are completely different species. But if the question is in regard to opossuma: whilst it is believed that any warm blooded mammal can get rabies, opossums' body temperatures are generally too low to harbour rabies. It would be extremely rare to see this, but there has been at least one documented case of a rabid opossum.

Any animal with rabies will die. There is no treatment or cure. There is no way to test a live animal for rabies. Rabies is an extremely contagious and dangerous virus that will also kill people-if you suspect an animal is rabid,do not handle it. Call your local animal control to come and get it. Rabies has a wide range of symptoms-from extreme aggression to near catatonia. Make sure your dog is vaccinated and you will not have to worry.

Not at all. You can only get rabies from a squirrel if it has rabies, itself.

any animal...bats...dogs...cats too. careful if they have rabies dont go near them!!

Only if the kitten actually has rabies and you receive a bite or a scratch from it. Any animal or human with rabies is capable of transferring it to another living being.

1. Rabies can be transmitted through a wound, scratch or abrasion when it comes in contact with the saliva of a rabid animal, and through a scratch inflicted by an animal if fresh saliva is on the nail of the animal that inflicts the scratch. Further, rabies can be airborne in bat caves.

Rabies is a virus that can cause a wide variety of symptoms in hamsters. Once bitten by a rabid animal, hamsters will develop a nasty and irritable temperament within days and usually die with in a week of the first signs. As the virus progresses, the hamster will eventually experience paralysis of their lungs and throat causing the animal to suffocate and die. Rabies is a virus that can be prevented through vaccination every three years. As rabies is common in both domestic and wild animals, most states in the US require pets to have rabies shots. Once contracted, rabies is usually fatal. This virus attacks the central nervous system, starting at the brain and radiating throughout the body through the nerves. Rabies is transmitted from animal to animal or from animal to human through a bite wound that breaks the skin. The virus can also be transmitted through saliva. Use extreme care when handling a pet that you suspect may be rabid.

well,fast food burgers you sometimes don't even know what they are putting in them,but with home cooked burgers you feel more safer knowing what you put and what you used on them,they are healthier and less fattening.

Probably.

Hamsters can't get rabies they're too small.

No, they don't NEED to be, because they shouldn't be with other hamsters (Siberian) and they can't catch a virus from a human being so you can choose, if the vet will even do it for you!

Rabies in dogs is a neurologic disease that is progressive and fatal. Early signs include changes in behavior. Some dogs that were gentle and placid become aggressive and bite with no provocation - this is called "furious rabies". Other dogs can become very passive and fail to interact with the rest of the world - this is called "dumb rabies". With either form, you often see a lack of ability to control the position of the head, changes in behavior patterns, an absolute aversion to water, and possibly foaming at the mouth. At this stage the dog is both extremely dangerous to humans as well as actively and rapidly dying - the best option is to call animal control and let them contain the dog for a veterinarian to euthanize. Confirmation of rabies infection is done through testing of the brain tissue after death; in the United States this testing must be done by law on all suspected rabies cases.

While it is possible for a mouse to get rabies, it is highly unlikely. There have been no known cases of mouse to human rabies in all of North America. Mice are usually not bitten by another rabid animal, they are EATEN. Chances a mouse would survive an attack by another rabid mammal are slim to none since the mouse is food for almost all predators.

Mice potentially can carry rabies, but it is extremely rare and there has not been a documented case in the US. (Small rodents are believe not to spread the disease because they seldom survive being bitten by an animal that is carrying it, as they are a food source and get eaten.) Ground hogs seem to be the only rodent with the ability to carry it regularly and account for some 80% or more of the cases found in rodents.

Also, and contrary to some folklore, ticks do not carry rabies. Rabies is only carried by warmblooded animals.

There is no test for rabies. You would have to take the shots for rabies if you thought that you did have rabies and would be concerned about the possibility. However, statistically, it is unlikely that you would have contracted rabies.

The mouse would have had to have been bitten by an animal with rabies and survived the bite in order to become infected.

If you have captured the mouse, you could take it to the local health department to be tested for rabies.

No, Poe did not die from rabies.

This theory first arose in 1996 by a Dr. Michael Benitez. He had read an article on Poe's death written by a Charles Scarlett, Jr. in 1978. In that article, Scarlett commented that Poe had been given a drink of water but that he had difficulty swallowing it. From this single second hand statement, Benitez theorized that Poe exhibited two symptoms of rabies, namely difficulty in swallowing and hydrophobia (fear of water). The problem with the theory is that its factual assumptions are wrong.

Poe's physician, Dr. John Moran attended Poe at his deathbed. In 1885, Dr. Moran stated that he had put a lump of ice in Poe's mouth and gave him some water to see if he could swallow it. Dr. Moran wrote that Poe drank half a glass with no problem.

Since Benitez bases his rabies theory on Poe being unable to drink a little water and since Poe actually was able to drink water with no problem, the rabies theory is simply a dog that just won't hunt. In other words, it's wrong.

The rabies vaccine wasn't discovered/invented until 1885, so the answer would be "no" if asking whether it was available in the mid-1800's.

Yes, in fact they're one of the biggest carriers of it. They can't *contract* rabies, meaning they have it, and can spread it to people, but don't get affected by it themselves.

Well, you first get infected from a scratch or bite, then the infection spreads into the bloodstream, getting by the first line of defence. The second line of defence, would be the white blood cells. They try overcome or "swallow" the infection.

the third line of defense, is the anitgens. If all else fails, your f*cked.

I think rabies has been around for about 4,000 years. Or at least dating back to at least the ancient Greeks and Romans. (The number one animal infected with rabies was Racoons, which somewhere in the 70s 80s or 90s ranged from at least 1,800 racoons that year)

Hope I helped. =D I am currently writing a research paper on rabies and it said something about rabies being around for quite a while.

either in your cells then reproduse and make the virus bigger

It affects the host by attacking its immune system, then the host counter acts the disease with pure skill :D