Question 1

i was changing an old bike tire out, and i put my finger in my nose a while after handling it. i hadnt ridden that bike in 2 months, but rode past roadkill before. is this a potential rabies exposure?

Accepted Answer

: No worries Keep your fingers out of your nostrils.

Question 2

what are the chances that i could have contracted rabies from a baby rabbit by handling it and its water bowl with a cut under my finger nail?

Accepted Answer

Rabies: Rabies is transmitted from the bite of an infected mammal.  99% of rabid bites in the US come from dogs.  Rabbits are not commonly infected with rabies. Raccoons, foxes, skunks and bats can also be infected with rabies.  Unlikely to contract rabies from healthy rabbits.

Question 3

3 weeks ago i threw my trash out and touched the garbage bin. a couple hours later, i put my hands in my mouth (i always wash my hands after handling trash dont know why i forgot this time.) dont  know if animals were there. did i contract rabies?

Accepted Answer

: No, you did not.
Transmission of rabies virus generally requires a bite by a rabid animal such as bats, raccoon, etc.

Question 4

can you get rabies from running over a dead animal?

Accepted Answer

No: In a car? A person would not catch rabies by running over any animal, live, dead, or stuffed. However, a person can get rabies if she is bitten by an infected animal (or an infected person). A person can also catch rabies from an infected person or animal if the infected person's (or animal's) saliva gets into the non-infected person's eyes, nose, mouth, or skin wounds.

Question 5

am i at risk for rabies if i ate after a dog who had contact with a dead skunk, she licked my food briefly for a few seconds, unknown if she ate skunk?

Accepted Answer

Highly unlikely: Rabies virus is transmitted via saliva of an infected animal usually through a bite or blood exposure.  It is not impossible for rabies to be transmitted through mucus membranes.  The situation you describe above is highly unlikely for viral transmission.  If the dog appears well then you should be fine.

Question 6

i'm wondering how long does rabies live in a dead animal?

Accepted Answer

Not long!: The virus incubates in affected animal's body for apporximately 3-12 weeks. The animal has no signs of illness during this time.
When it reaches the brain, the virus multiplies rapidly, passes to the salivary glands, and the raccoon begins to show signs of the disease.
The infected animal usually dies within 7 days of becoming sick. It's unlikely to be infected if the animal is dead.

Question 7

if i touch a dead bird's blood, will i get rabies?

Accepted Answer

No: To begin with rabies has only rarely been seen in birds. It is basically a mammal carried disease. Touching the blood of a even a rabid animal is not considered a valid exposure.

Question 8

my question is can you get rabies from touching a hose that someone else touched after cleaning up a dead skunk?

Accepted Answer

No: The most common mode of rabies transmission is through the bite and virus-containing saliva of an infected animal. Rarely transmission has been documented through contamination of mucous membranes (eyes, nose mouth), through air/aerosol transmission, organ transplantation. Not confirmed skunk had rabies...you touched a hose the cleaner touched. No risk. Stay well:)

Question 9

something got into chicken coop and at my birds. is it possible to get rabies from the coop/dead chickens if it had rabies?

Accepted Answer

: No, you would need to be bitten by the animals that had rabies itself. Sorry about your chickens, but there are no worries about getting rabies in this scenario. Good luck.

Question 10

what is the likelihood of contracting rabies from water? not from drinking but from cleaning a 50 gallon fountain a raccoon was found dead in....

Accepted Answer

0%: Fortunately, there is no chance of developing rabies from what you describe.  I'm glad you didn't drink the water, and I'm sure your community appreciates you cleaning that fountain.

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3 weeks ago i threw my trash out and touched the garbage bin. a couple hours later, i put my hands in my mouth (i always wash my hands after handling trash dont know why i forgot this time.) dont know if animals were there. did i contract rabies?

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