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Can somebody get rabies from outside (soil etc.) if there was a rabid animal's saliva? or can carry the virus from outside to home by stepping on it?
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No risk: Nope. Not likely given there was no bite or scratch allowing fresh infected saliva into your body.
Answered 11/28/2017
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