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If a dog scratched you and left no wound or broken skin, can you get rabies from it?
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Very unlikely: Rabies is usually passed through the saliva of an infected animal. so a paw scratch is less worrisome, and without a break in the skin, very unlikely.
Answered 7/16/2020
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Rabies: Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The vast majority of rabies cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) each year occur in wild animals like raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes. http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html
Answered 9/23/2016
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