Question 1

can you get rabies more than once?

Accepted Answer

No, it is fatal: Rabies is a fatal disease. Prevention before or after exposure is the only way to not develop rabies and die. Years ago, doctors could say nobody ever survived rabies. With modern rabies shots, there are now a few (less than 10) people who actually survived rabies, but I do not know if those survivors are brain-damaged or not.

Question 2

how can people get rabies?

Accepted Answer

From infected saliva: In the U.S., people can catch rabies from the bites of infected animals. The virus is in the saliva of the rabid animals. In the U.S., the animals that carry rabies are raccoons, skunks, foxes, coyotes, and bats. However, any mammal can become infected and transmit it to other mammals.

Question 3

do birds get rabies in canada?

Accepted Answer

Not  anywhere!: Rabies is a disease found only in mammals.    So it is not in birds, fish, or reptiles. This applies worldwide, not just in Canada.  See this link: https://www.cdc.gov/rabiesandkids/animals.html

Question 4

what are the ways to get rabies?

Accepted Answer

Rabid animals: Normally, you get it from being bitten by an animal with rabies.  Spelunkers (people who explore caves) can also get it from inhaling the bat guano (feces) in the cave.

Question 5

will i turn violent if i get rabies?

Accepted Answer

Quite likely: If one gets infected with rabies, he has an incubation period in which he shows no symptoms. When symptoms begin, he will feel some flu-like symptoms. Then comes the bad brain symptoms, with some erratic violent behavior plus foaming at the mouth, and death some days later from paralysis and coma. The flu-like symptoms can last days to a week or so, and the rabid behavior another week or so.

Question 6

is it possible to get rabies from fleas?

Accepted Answer

No, no case reported: Fleas transmit some diseases to humans, such as the bubonic plague, which can be found in CO, UT, NM, and AZ. Rabies virus is in the saliva of infected animals. However, near the time of death, a rabid animal could have rabies virus in other parts of its body. Hypothetically, a flea could bite the animal just at the &quot;right time&quot;, and then bite a human soon afterwards, and maybe transmit the virus.

Question 7

can my child get rabies from my pet cat?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if cat is rabid: Rabies in the U.S. Is carried by raccoons, skunks, foxes, coyotes, and bats. These wild animals can transmit rabies to cats, dogs, and livestock. Any mammal can become infected with rabies. The virus is in the saliva of the infected animal.

Question 8

is it possible to get rabies from a duck?

Accepted Answer

Extremely unlikely: Rabies here is carried by raccoons, skunks, foxes, coyotes, and bats, which all can transmit rabies to cats, dogs, and livestock. A mammal can become infected with rabies. The virus is in saliva. In order to get rabies from a duck, the duck would have to be bitten by a rabid mammal. Then, the human would have to touch the wound and transfer some residual saliva into his own eyes, nose, or mouth.

Question 9

how did rabies first get transmitted to humans?

Accepted Answer

Pre history: who could answer this question? animal bites have occurred sine the dawn of man and the reservoir of infectious rabies virus has probably existed just as long

Question 10

can i get rabies if i smooch a rabid person/dog?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Transmission of rabies usually occurs when infected saliva is passed to an uninfected animal. The most common mode of rabies transmission is through the bite and virus-containing saliva of an infected host, although transmission has been  documented via other routes such as contamination of mucous membranes (i.e., eyes, nose, mouth), aerosol transmission, and transplants.

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