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I wiped the blood off the front of my car from an unknown animal on the road with a napkin. can saliva be in blood? how likely do will i get rabies?

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Dr. Philip Miller answered

Requires a bite: puncture or scrtch from a rabid animal.

Dr Ingram and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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A member asked:

I wiped the blood off the front of my car from an unknown animal on the road with a napkin. can saliva be in blood? how likely do will i get rabies?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Philip Miller answered

Dr Ingram and 4 doctors agreed

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