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Can you get rabies from a cat scratch?

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No: Even if the cat has rabies, and I have not heard of that as a source in the usa, the claws would not be infected and while other conditions like 'cat scratch fever' can arise from a scratch, rabies is not on the table.

Dr Pizzo and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 10/21/2020

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