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I found a dog with out tags in a neighborhood. the dog did lick me. any chance of rabies? i did receive the rabies shot but it's been 6 years or so.
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I think: if it was behaving normally and licked you instead of biting you logic would be on the side of no rabies, but that's just a guess.
Answered 5/15/2017
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Unlikely: As the dog was acting normally and licked you. Rabid animals are vicious and bite you to transmit rabies.
Answered 5/15/2017
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No: You need to actually be bitten to get rabies. Next, very few dogs actually have rabies in the United States. Far more common in bats, raccoons, beavers, skunks than in cat and dogs. Finally, dogs with active, infectious rabies are aggressive, and this dog doe snot sound like it was. Not to worry....
Answered 5/15/2017
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