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Is it possible to get rabies from fleas?

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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 "right time", and then bite a human soon afterwards, and maybe transmit the virus.

Answered 12/14/2018

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INO: Rabies is a viral infection that is transited by exposure to the saliva of the infected mammal.

Answered 6/19/2018

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Dr. Eugene Ahn answered

Specializes in Integrative Medicine

No: In the us most likely to get rabies from the bite of an unvaccinated mammal. An under-appreciated risk are bats with case reports described of no direct skin trauma from the bat.

Answered 6/19/2018

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